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

192   At the end of section 15JQ

Add:

Exception - IGIS officials

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person discloses the information to an IGIS official for the purpose of the IGIS official exercising a power, or performing a function or duty, as an IGIS official.

Note: A defendant, except for an IGIS official, bears an evidential burden in relation to a matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code). For IGIS officials, see section 34C of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986.