Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00033:clause:1_4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023A00033
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 4
Character Range: 3454–4306

4  After subsection 16(1A)
Insert:
 (1B) Subject to subsection (1C), the Director‑General may, by writing, delegate any or all of the Director‑General's powers and functions under subsection 82D(1) to a person who is an ASIO employee or an ASIO affiliate.
Note: Subsection 82D(1) provides that the Director‑General may, on behalf of the Organisation, exercise the powers or perform the functions of the Organisation under Part IVA.
 (1C) The Director‑General may delegate the power or function under subsection 82D(1) to:
 (a) make a security clearance decision under paragraph 82C(1)(b); or
 (b) furnish a security clearance suitability assessment under paragraph 82C(1)(d);
only to an ASIO employee, or an ASIO affiliate, who holds, or is acting in, a position in the Organisation that is equivalent to or higher than an Executive Level 1 position.