Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Act 2025 (75 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments commencing with the main amendments

Crimes Act 1914

191   At the end of section 15HW

Add:

Exchange of information between Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and State inspecting authorities

(5) The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security may give information that:

(a) relates to a State or Territory agency; and

(b) was obtained by an IGIS official under the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986; and

(c) relates to a controlled operation conducted by an intelligence agency (within the meaning of that Act);

to the State or Territory inspecting authority in relation to the agency.

(6) The Inspector-General may only give information to an authority under subsection (5) if the Inspector-General is satisfied that the giving of the information is necessary to enable the authority to perform its functions in relation to the State or Territory agency.

(7) The Inspector-General may receive, from a State or Territory inspecting authority, information that:

(a) relates to a controlled operation conducted by an intelligence agency (within the meaning of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986); and

(b) is relevant to the performance of the Inspector-General's functions under that Act.