Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093:section:32ad
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00093
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 32AD
Character Range: 82806–84069

32AD  Security of Commonwealth agency information and documents
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) the Inspector‑General requires access to information or documents in the possession of a Commonwealth agency for the purposes of conducting:
 (i) an inspection under section 9A; or
 (ii) a preliminary inquiry under section 14, or any other action taken by the Inspector‑General for the purpose of deciding whether to inquire into a matter; or
 (iii) an inquiry under Division 3 of Part II; and
 (b) the information or documents have a national security or other protective security classification; and
 (c) the Inspector‑General intends to do any of the following for the purposes of exercising powers or performing functions or duties as the Inspector‑General:
 (i) remove the documents from the possession of the agency;
 (ii) make copies or take extracts from the information or documents;
 (iii) examine or otherwise make use of the information or documents.
 (2) The Inspector‑General must make arrangements to protect from unauthorised disclosure:
 (a) the information, documents, copies or extracts; and
 (b) any other information obtained from the documents, copies or extracts;
taking into account any advice provided by the head of the relevant agency.