Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2007 (52 of 2007)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Amendments

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006

26   After subsection 128(12)

Insert:

ASIS officials

(12A) The following provisions have effect:

(a) an ASIS official may disclose AUSTRAC information to an IGIS official for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the IGIS official’s duties in relation to ASIS or employees of ASIS;

(b) an ASIS official may disclose AUSTRAC information to the ASIS Minister if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the ASIS Minister’s responsibilities in relation to ASIS;

(c) an ASIS official may disclose AUSTRAC information to a Minister who, under section 9A of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, is empowered to issue an authorisation in relation to ASIS, if the disclosure is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the exercise of that power.

(12B) Subsection (12A) does not limit the generality of any other provision of this section.