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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Miscellaneous provisions - Ministerial policy statements

207: Issue of ministerial policy statements relating to co-operating, etc, with overseas public authorities

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"Minister creates rules for spy agencies working with other countries"

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The Minister in charge of an intelligence and security agency has to create rules to guide the agency. You need to know these rules are about working with authorities from other countries. The Minister's rules cover things like working together with overseas authorities, giving them advice, and sharing secret information. The Minister must give a copy of these rules to the Intelligence and Security Committee. This is so the Committee knows what the rules are for working with overseas authorities.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions
Ministerial policy statements

207Issue of ministerial policy statements relating to co-operating, etc, with overseas public authorities

  1. The Minister responsible for an intelligence and security agency must issue 1 or more ministerial policy statements providing guidance to the intelligence and security agency in relation to the following matters:

  2. co-operating with an overseas public authority:
    1. providing advice and assistance to an overseas public authority:
      1. sharing intelligence with an overseas public authority.

        1. The Minister must provide to the Intelligence and Security Committee a copy of a ministerial policy statement issued under subsection (1).