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

14   After subsection 8(5)

Insert:

(5A) The functions of the Inspector-General under subsections (3A) and (4) do not include inquiring into a matter to which a complaint to the Inspector-General relates, to the extent that:

(a) the complaint is made by a person performing functions or services for ACIC, AFP, AUSTRAC or the Department of Home Affairs in accordance with a contract, agreement or other arrangement; and

(b) the matter is directly related to:

(i) the contract, agreement or other arrangement; or

(ii) the performance of functions or services by the person under the contract, agreement or other arrangement, except in relation to the legality or propriety of the performance of the functions or services.