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

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

17   After section 8

Insert:

8AA Inquiry functions of Inspector-General undertaken at request of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

The functions of the Inspector-General under subsections 8(1), (2), (3), (3A) and (4) that may be undertaken at the request of the Attorney-General or the responsible Minister may also be undertaken as a result of a request by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security made under subsection 29(2A) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001.

Note: The Committee must not review certain matters or require the Inspector-General to disclose certain information (see subsection 29(3) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 and clause 1 of Schedule 1 to that Act).