Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 26F

  (1)   The Director - General may, by signed writing, determine that section   26C or 26D or subsection   26E(1) or (2) does not apply to:

  (a)   a specified ASIO affiliate; or

  (b)   a specified class of ASIO affiliates.

  (2)   A determination under subsection   (1) has effect accordingly.

  (3)   A determination under subsection   (1) is not a legislative instrument.

  (4)   The Director - General may, by signed writing, delegate the Director - General's power under this section to:

  (a)   a Deputy Director - General; or

  (b)   any other ASIO employee or ASIO affiliate who holds, or is acting in, a position in the Organisation that is equivalent to or higher than a position occupied by an SES employee with a classification of SES Band 2.

  (5)   In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any written direction given by the Director - General to the delegate.