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AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 32

Certain action in relation to requests and warrants

  (1)   Where the Director - General makes a request, otherwise than in writing, for the issue of a warrant under this Division, the Director - General shall forthwith forward to the Attorney - General a request in writing for the issue of a warrant.

  (2)   Where the Attorney - General issues or revokes a warrant under this Division, the Attorney - General shall:

  (a)   cause the Director - General to be informed forthwith of the issue of the warrant or of the revocation, as the case may be; and

  (b)   cause the warrant or the instrument of revocation, as the case may be, to be forwarded as soon as practicable to the Director - General.

  (3)   The Attorney - General shall record on each request in writing for the issue of a warrant under this Division   received by the Attorney - General from the Director - General the Attorney - General's decision with respect to the request and shall cause the request to be returned to the Director - General.

  (4)   The Director - General shall cause to be retained in the records of the Organisation all warrants issued by the Director - General under this Division   and all warrants and instruments of revocation received by the Director - General from, and all requests and other documents returned to the Director - General by, the Attorney - General under this Division.


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