Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If, in any circumstances other than those mentioned in sections 145 and 146, the Attorney - General is of the opinion that the disclosure of information or documents to the ICC would prejudice Australia 's national security interests, the matter must be dealt with in accordance with the procedure specified in section 148 and subsection 149(1).
(2) Without limiting subsection ( 1), if:
(a) the Attorney - General learns that information or documents relating to Australia are being, or are likely to be, disclosed at any stage of the proceedings before the ICC and intervenes in accordance with paragraph 4 of article 72 of the Statute; and
(b) after the procedure specified in section 148 and subsection 149(1) is followed, the matter is not resolved;
the Attorney - General may decline to authorise the disclosure.