Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY ACT 1986 - SECT 9

Intelligence agencies

  (1)   The Prime Minister may request the Inspector - General to inquire into a matter relating to an intelligence agency.

  (2)   The Inspector - General must comply with a request under subsection   (1) if inquiring into the matter is within the functions of the Inspector - General referred to in section   8 (whether those functions may be performed following a request by a Minister or otherwise).

Commonwealth agencies

  (3)   The Prime Minister may request the Inspector - General to inquire into an intelligence or security matter relating to a Commonwealth agency.

  (4)   The Inspector - General must comply with a request under subsection   (3).