Intelligence and Security Act 2017

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

177: Evidence of breach of duty or misconduct by employee of intelligence and security agency

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"What happens if an intelligence agency employee does something wrong"

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If you are looking at how inquiries are done, you need to know what happens if someone thinks an employee of an intelligence and security agency has done something wrong. The Inspector-General is the person who looks at this. If they think someone has done something wrong, they must tell the person in charge of the agency and the Minister responsible for the agency.

The Inspector-General has to do this right away if they find evidence that an employee has not done their job properly or has misbehaved. You can look at the law from 1986 to see how this rule has changed over time. This is all part of making sure that the people who work in intelligence and security agencies are doing their jobs correctly.

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

177Evidence of breach of duty or misconduct by employee of intelligence and security agency

  1. If, during the course of an inquiry, the Inspector-General forms the opinion that there is evidence of a breach of duty or misconduct by an employee of an intelligence and security agency, the Inspector-General must immediately advise—

  2. the Director-General of the intelligence and security agency; and
    1. the Minister responsible for the intelligence and security agency.
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