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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Oversight of intelligence and security agencies - Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security - Procedure for inquiries

175: Commencing of inquiry

You could also call this:

"When an inquiry into an intelligence agency starts, the Inspector-General lets them know what it's about."

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When an inquiry starts, the Inspector-General tells the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency about it. You are told that the Inspector-General must say what the inquiry is about and that it has started. If someone made a complaint that led to the inquiry, the Inspector-General gives the Director-General a copy of the complaint.

If the Inspector-General started the inquiry because of a specific reason mentioned in section 158(1)(d), they must also tell the Minister responsible for the agency about the inquiry. The Inspector-General must say what the inquiry is about and that it has started.

The agency the inquiry is about is called the relevant intelligence and security agency, which means the agency that the inquiry is looking into.

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Part 6Oversight of intelligence and security agencies
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security: Procedure for inquiries

175Commencing of inquiry

  1. After commencing an inquiry, the Inspector-General must notify the Director-General of the relevant intelligence and security agency of—

  2. the commencement of the inquiry; and
    1. the nature of the inquiry.

      1. If the inquiry relates to a complaint, the Inspector-General must also give to the Director-General of the relevant intelligence and security agency a copy of the complaint.

      2. If the inquiry is initiated by the Inspector-General in reliance on section 158(1)(d), the Inspector-General must advise the Minister responsible for the relevant intelligence and security agency of—

      3. the commencement of the inquiry; and
        1. the nature of the inquiry.

          1. In this section, relevant intelligence and security agency means the intelligence and security agency that the inquiry relates to.

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