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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Authorisations - Intelligence warrants - Authorisations by Director-General of intelligence and security agency

82: Authorisations given under section 78 to be referred to Inspector-General

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"The government must send certain approvals to a special checker, the Inspector-General, for review."

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When an authorisation is given under section 78, it must be sent to the Inspector-General as soon as possible. You can find more information about this in section 78. The Inspector-General will then review the authorisation that was given.

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82Authorisations given under section 78 to be referred to Inspector-General

  1. An authorisation given under section 78 must be referred as soon as practicable after it is given to the Inspector-General for review.