Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
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The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 is an Australian federal law that establishes and governs the independent oversight body responsible for reviewing the activities of the nation’s intelligence agencies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
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oversight legislation ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect | human rights in the context of intelligence activities ⓘ |
| amended | multiple times after 1986 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Commonwealth intelligence agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfLaw |
administrative law
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public law ⓘ |
| category |
Australian national security law
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Australian oversight and accountability law ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createsRole | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesFunctionsOf | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesPowersOf | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | accountability of Australian intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| establishesOffice | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Australian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
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Australian Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Security Intelligence Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Signals Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence Intelligence Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of National Intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
access to agency records by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
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annual reports to Parliament ⓘ investigations into complaints about intelligence agencies ⓘ own-motion inquiries by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security ⓘ reporting to the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish an independent statutory office to review the activities of Australian intelligence agencies
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to provide oversight of the legality and propriety of intelligence activities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
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Australian intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ Intelligence Services Act 2001 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to act independently
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the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security to maintain secrecy of sensitive information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
accountability of intelligence agencies
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intelligence oversight ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| typeOfOversight |
independent review
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legality review ⓘ propriety review ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security (Australia)
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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
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