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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Oversight of intelligence and security agencies - Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security - Procedure on completion of inquiry

190: Proceedings not to be questioned or reviewed

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"Decisions made by the Inspector-General can't be changed in court, except in special cases."

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If you are involved in a proceeding with the Inspector-General, you cannot challenge what they decide in a court, except if you think they did not have the power to make that decision. The Inspector-General's reports and findings are also protected in the same way. You can see how this rule has been used in the past by looking at the Intelligence and Security Act 1986, which had a similar rule.

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Part 6Oversight of intelligence and security agencies
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security: Procedure on completion of inquiry

190Proceedings not to be questioned or reviewed

  1. No proceeding, report, or finding of the Inspector-General may be challenged, reviewed, quashed, or called into question in any court except on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.

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