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

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments commencing with the main amendments

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

108   Subsection 129(2)

Repeal the subsection (including the note), substitute:

Exception

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person discloses the information for the purposes of, or in connection with:

(a) an appropriate authority investigating the disclosure mentioned in paragraph (1)(c); or

(b) the performance or exercise of the person's functions, duties or powers 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.