Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2022 - SECT 237

  (1)   This section applies if:

  (a)   the Commissioner becomes aware that a corruption issue or a public inquiry relates in any way to a security matter; or

  (b)   the Inspector becomes aware that a NACC corruption issue relates in any way to a security matter.

  (2)   The person who becomes so aware must consult with the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.

  (3)   However, if the issue or inquiry relates to that head, the person must consult instead with the head of the Office of National Intelligence.

  (4)   A security matter is:

  (a)   espionage; or

  (b)   sabotage; or

  (c)   politically motivated violence; or

  (d)   promotion of communal violence; or

  (e)   an attack on Australian's defence system; or

  (f)   an act of foreign interference; or

  (g)   a serious threat to Australia's territorial and border integrity.