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AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 82D

Director - General's powers, functions and duties

  (1)   The powers and functions of the Organisation under this Part may be exercised or performed on behalf of the Organisation by the Director - General.

Note:   See section   16 for the Director - General's power to delegate powers and functions under this subsection.

  (2)   The Director - General must ensure that the Organisation has policies and procedures in place in relation to the exercise of a power or the performance of a function under this Part, including policies and procedures for the following:

  (a)   undertaking security vetting of a person;

  (b)   making security clearance suitability assessments and security clearance decisions.

  (3)   If a policy or procedure referred to in subsection   (2) is in writing, the policy or procedure is not a legislative instrument.


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