Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Director - General may prepare a written statement of procedures to be followed in the exercise of authority under a questioning warrant.
Consultation
(2) The Director - General must consult the following about the preparation of the statement:
(a) the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security;
(b) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police.
Approval by Attorney - General
(3) The Director - General must give the statement to the Attorney - General for approval.
(4) The Attorney - General must approve or refuse to approve the statement.
Approved statement is a legislative instrument
(5) A statement approved by the Attorney - General is a legislative instrument made by the Attorney - General on the day on which the statement is approved, but section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the statement.
Note: Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the statement: see regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 54(2)(b) of that Act.
Briefing of Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
(6) The Director - General must brief the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the statement after it is approved by the Attorney - General. The briefing may be done orally or in writing.