Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 18D

  (1)   A person does not commit an offence against subsection   18(2), 18A(1) or 18B(1) if:

  (a)   the person is an IGIS official; and

  (b)   the relevant conduct is engaged in by the person for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, as an IGIS official.

  (2)   In a prosecution for an offence against subsection   18(2), 18A(1) or 18B(1), the defendant does not bear an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (1) of this section, despite subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .