Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES ACT 2001 - SECT 27A

  (1)   The organisation known as the Australian Signals Directorate is continued in existence in accordance with this Act.

Note:   The Australian Signals Directorate provides assistance to the Defence Force in support of military operations and cooperates with the Defence Force on intelligence matters: see paragraph   7(1)(d).

  (2)   For the purposes of the finance law (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 ):

  (a)   ASD is a listed entity; and

  (b)   the Director - General of ASD is the accountable authority of ASD; and

  (c)   the following persons are officials of ASD:

  (i)   the Director - General of ASD;

  (ii)   the staff referred to in section   38A;

  (iii)   consultants engaged under section   38B;

  (iv)   employees of contracted service providers engaged under section   38C who are providing services under the relevant ASD contract;

  (v)   persons whose services are made available to ASD under section   38E; and

  (d)   the purposes of ASD include the functions of ASD referred to in section   7.