Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION ACT 1979 - SECT 26J

Things that may be authorised--particular person

  (1)   If an internal authorisation is given in relation to a particular person, the authorisation may authorise the Organisation to do, without warrant, one or more of the following:

  (a)   install, use or maintain one or more tracking devices to track the person;

  (b)   install, use or maintain one or more tracking devices in or on any object used or worn, or likely to be used or worn, by the person;

  (c)   install, use or maintain enhancement equipment in relation to the device or devices referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b);

  (d)   enter into or onto, or alter, the object referred to in paragraph   (b);

  (e)   any thing reasonably necessary to conceal the fact that any thing has been done in accordance with the authorisation;

  (f)   any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above.

Note:   However, an internal authorisation cannot authorise the doing of certain things: see section   26K.

Things that may be authorised--object or class of object

  (2)   If an internal authorisation is given in relation to an object or a class of object, the authorisation may authorise the Organisation to do, without warrant, one or more of the following:

  (a)   install, use or maintain one or more tracking devices in or on the specified object, or an object of the specified class;

  (b)   install, use or maintain enhancement equipment in relation to the device or devices;

  (c)   enter into or onto, or alter, the specified object, or an object of the specified class;

  (d)   any thing reasonably necessary to conceal the fact that any thing has been done in accordance with the authorisation;

  (e)   any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above.

Note:   However, an internal authorisation cannot authorise the doing of certain things: see section   26K.