Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2004
NOTICE BY *PROSECUTOR/*DEFENDANT OF EXPECTED DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO OR AFFECTING NATIONAL SECURITY
TO The Attorney-General
1. I, name , am *the prosecutor/*the defendant in the following federal criminal proceeding: name or description of proceeding .
2. I give notice under section 24 of the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2004 that I *know/*believe that:
*(a) I will disclose, in the federal criminal proceeding, information that relates to national security.
*(b) I will disclose information in the federal criminal proceeding and the disclosure may affect national security.
*(c) The person known as name or code whom *I intend/*the prosecutor intends/*the defendant intends to call as a witness in the federal criminal proceeding will disclose information *in giving evidence/*by the person’s mere presence, and:
*(i) the information relates to national security; or
*(ii) the disclosure may affect national security.
*3. The information that will be disclosed is include a description of the information .
OR
*3. The information that will be disclosed is contained in the following *document/*documents: give details of each document, for example, the title, author and date of issue, if applicable .
A copy of each document, or the relevant extract from each document that contains the information, accompanies this notice.
Dated:
……………………………………….
(signature of *prosecutor/*defendant)
Insert particulars of *prosecutor/*defendant, including: full name; full address; telephone number; facsimile number; e-mail address; and name, address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address of agent solicitor, if applicable.
* Omit if not applicable
Note The prosecutor or defendant must also advise, in writing, the court, the other party, and any person to whom paragraph 2 (c) applies that this notice has been given to the Attorney-General. The advice must include a description of the information that will be disclosed. See subsection 24 (3) of the National Security Information (Criminal Proceedings) Act 2004 .