House of Representatives

National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Robert McClelland MP)

Abbreviations used in the Explanatory Memorandum

ACC Australian Crime Commission
ACC Act Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
ADJR Act Administrative Decision (Judicial Review) Act 1977
AFP Australian Federal Police
AFP Act Australian Federal Police Act 1979
AIC Australian Intelligence Community
ALRC Australian Law Reform Commission
ASIO Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASIS Australian Secret Intelligence Service
AUSTRAC Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
CEO Chief Executive Officer
Charter Act Charter of the United Nations Act 1945
DIGO Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
DIO Defence Intelligence Organisation
DSD Defence Signals Directorate
IGIS Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
IGIS Act Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
NSI Act National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004
ONA Office of National Assessments
PJC-ACC Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
PJCIS Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
PJC-LE Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
PJC-LE Bill Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010
Sheller Committee Security Legislation Review Committee