Summary
Amends the:
Intelligence Services Act 2001
,
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
,
Office of National Assessments Act 1977
,
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
,
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
,
Privacy Act 1988
,
Freedom of Information Act 1982
and 5 other Acts to implement recommendations from the Inquiry into Australian Intelligence Agencies (the Flood Inquiry) and reviews of the
Intelligence Services Act 2001
that require legislative amendment, including: extending the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (PJCAAD) to include all Australian intelligence agencies; clarifying the roles and functions of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD), including in relation to communication of incidentally obtained intelligence and ministerial authorisation of intelligence collection; giving legislative basis to the functions and ministerial accountabilities of the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation; extending and clarifying the functions of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security; and increasing the size of the PJCAAD and changing its name to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.