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AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1993 NO. 240

Statutory Rules 1993 No. 240

Issued by the authority of the Attorney-General

Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979

Australian Security Intelligence Organization Regulations (Amendment)

One of the statutory functions of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) is to conduct security assessments of persons employed by Commonwealth departments and agencies where those persons might have access to classified material or to restricted premises in the course of performing their duties. This security assessment forms part of a wider security clearance conducted by the employing department or agency.

Part IV of the Act establishes the Security Appeals Tribunal as the sole authority with jurisdiction to review adverse or qualified security assessments issued by ASIO under that part of the Act. Section 79 of the Act requires certain documents to be lodged with the Registry of the Tribunal, the address of which is specified in the Regulations. The Australian Security Intelligence Organization Regulations at present specify an out of date street address for the lodgement of applications and other documents.

The Regulations specify the new street address of the Tribunal Registry.

The Regulations commence on gazettal.