Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:27a:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27A (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 142010–144797

section authorising the doing of acts or things referred to in subsection 27(2) or (3), the Director‑General must:
 (a) cause the Australian Postal Corporation to be informed of the issue of the warrant without delay; and
 (b) where, under section 32, the Director‑General receives the warrant—cause a certified copy of the warrant to be given to the Australian Postal Corporation as soon as practicable.
 (6A) Where:
 (a) the Director‑General has been informed under section 32 of the issue of a warrant under this section authorising the doing of acts or things referred to in subsection 27(2) or (3); and
 (b) the Director‑General is informed under section 32 that the warrant has been revoked;
the Director‑General must:
 (c) cause the Australian Postal Corporation to be informed of the revocation without delay; and
 (d) where, under section 32, the Director‑General receives the instrument of revocation—cause a certified copy of the instrument of revocation to be given to the Australian Postal Corporation as soon as practicable.
 (7) The Australian Postal Corporation shall give to a person acting pursuant to a warrant under this section authorising the doing of acts or things referred to in subsection 27(2) or (3) all reasonable assistance.
 (8) Nothing in Part VIIA of the Crimes Act 1914 or the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989 shall be taken to prohibit the doing of anything pursuant to, or for the purposes of, a warrant under this section.
 (9) The Director‑General shall not request the issue of a warrant under this section for the purpose of collecting information concerning an Australian citizen or a permanent resident, unless the Director‑General reasonably suspects that the person is acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign power.
 (9A) If the Director‑General of Security requests the issue of a warrant under this section for the purpose of collecting information concerning a person who is an Australian citizen or permanent resident (see subsection (9)), then:
 (a) the Director‑General must include details in the request about the grounds on which the Director‑General suspects that the person is acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign power; and
 (b) the Attorney‑General must not issue the warrant unless the Attorney‑General is satisfied that the person is, or is reasonably suspected by the Director‑General of, acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign power.
 (10) The reference in subsection (1) to conditions or restrictions includes a reference to conditions or restrictions designed to minimise the obtaining by the Organisation, pursuant to a warrant issued under that subsection, of information that is not publicly available concerning Australian citizens or permanent residents, or to minimise the retention of information of that kind.