Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 26E

  (1)   Either of the following:

  (a)   an ASIO employee acting in the course of the ASIO employee's duties;

  (b)   an ASIO affiliate acting in accordance with the contract, agreement or other arrangement under which the ASIO affiliate is performing functions or services for the Organisation;

may install, use or maintain a tracking device without warrant or internal authorisation for the purposes of tracking a person if the person consents to the installation, use or maintenance.

Note:   This subsection does not apply to an ASIO affiliate specified in a determination under subsection   26F(1).

  (2)   Either of the following:

  (a)   an ASIO employee acting in the course of the ASIO employee's duties;

  (b)   an ASIO affiliate, acting in accordance with the contract, agreement or other arrangement under which the ASIO affiliate is performing functions or services for the Organisation;

may install, use or maintain a tracking device without warrant or internal authorisation for the purposes of tracking an object if the person using the object consents to the installation, use or maintenance.

Note:   This subsection does not apply to an ASIO affiliate specified in a determination under subsection   26F(1).