Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Division 3 does not apply in relation to:
(a) the disclosure of information to or by ASIO, or an ASIO officer, if the disclosure is made for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer; or
(b) filing or recording information that comes into the possession of ASIO, or an ASIO officer, if the filing or recording is done for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer; or
(c) the use by ASIO, or an ASIO officer, of information for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of ASIO or the officer.
(2) In this section:
"ASIO" means the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.
"ASIO officer" means:
(a) the Director - General of Security; or
(b) an ASIO employee (within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ); or
(c) an ASIO affiliate (within the meaning of that Act).