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

Schedule 4   Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act amendments

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010

20   After section 29B

Insert:

29C Presenting copies of special reports and statutory review reports to the Parliament

(1) If the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor considers that a special report or a statutory review report contains information of the kind referred to in subsection 29(3), the Monitor must also prepare and give to the Attorney-General, with the special report or statutory review report, a version of the report which does not contain that information (a declassified report ).

(2) In determining whether a report contains information of the kind referred to in subsection 29(3), the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor may consult the responsible Minister or responsible Ministers concerned.

(3) The Attorney-General must cause a copy of:

(a) unless paragraph (b) applies - the special report or statutory review report; or

(b) if the report contains information of the kind referred to in subsection 29(3) - the corresponding declassified report;

to be presented to each House of the Parliament within the earlier of:

(c) 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Attorney-General receives the report; or

(d) 30 days after the day on which the Attorney-General receives the report.