- Date
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23 Jul 2025
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Home Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the:
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
to: make the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s compulsory questioning powers framework permanent; expand the scope of adult questioning warrants; amend the eligibility and termination provisions for prescribed authorities; impose additional reporting requirements to ensure that the Attorney-General is made aware of any relevant information regarding the conduct of questioning under a compulsory questioning warrant; require that post-charge questioning occur only before a prescribed authority who is a retired judge; and Intelligence Services Act 2001
to enable a further review of the framework by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security