Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00037:section:45b:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00037
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 45B (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 302239–305067

(ii) protected network activity warrant information referred to in paragraph (e)—by the agency head (within the meaning of the Intelligence Services Act 2001), or a staff member (within the meaning of that Act), of an agency (within the meaning of that Act);
  in the performance of the official functions of the Director‑General, ASIO employee, ASIO affiliate, agency head or staff member, as the case may be.
 (5) Protected network activity warrant information (other than information that was obtained from the use of a surveillance device under a network activity warrant) may be used, recorded, communicated or published, or may be admitted in evidence, if it is necessary to do so for any of the following purposes:
 (a) the purposes of the Australian Federal Police collecting, correlating, analysing or disseminating criminal intelligence in the performance of the functions conferred by section 8 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979;
 (b) the purposes of the Australian Crime Commission collecting, correlating, analysing or disseminating criminal intelligence in the performance of the functions conferred by section 7A of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002;
 (c) the purposes of the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission making reports in relation to criminal intelligence;
 (d) the making of an application for a warrant;
 (e) the making of an application for the variation of a warrant;
 (f) the making of an application for the extension of a warrant;
 (g) the keeping of records and the making of reports by the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission under Division 2;
 (h) the purposes of an IGIS official exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, as an IGIS official;
 (i) the purposes of an investigation of an offence against subsection (1) or (2);
 (j) a proceeding relating to an offence against subsection (1) or (2).
 (6) The definition of warrant in subsection 6(1) does not apply to paragraphs (5)(d), (e) and (f) of this section.
Note: This means that warrant has its ordinary meaning.
 (7) Protected network activity warrant information that was obtained from the use of a surveillance device under a network activity warrant may be used, recorded, communicated or published, or may be admitted in evidence, if it is necessary to do so for any of the following purposes:
 (a) the purposes of doing a thing authorised by a network activity warrant;
 (b) the purposes of an IGIS official exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, as an IGIS official;
 (c) the purposes of an investigation of an offence against subsection (1) or (2);
 (d) a proceeding relating to an offence against subsection (1) or (2).
 (8) Protected network activity warrant information may be communicated by an Ombudsman official to an IGIS official