Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Firearms and Customs Laws) Act 2026 (1 of 2026)

Schedule 2   Firearms amendments

Part 2   Firearms background checks

Division 1   AusCheck amendments

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

19   Subsection 39(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent a Commonwealth agency from taking prescribed administrative action within the meaning of paragraph (h) of the definition of prescribed administrative action in subsection 35(1):

(a) on the basis of a communication made under subsection 18(3) or 19A(4) to a staff member of the Commonwealth agency; or

(b) without limiting paragraph (a), for the purposes of a firearms background check (within the meaning of the AusCheck Act 2007).