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National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

No. 150, 2004

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date: 9 December 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 131, 2021

Registered: 4 January 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 9 December 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of this Act
4 Extension of Act to external Territories
5 Act binds Crown
6 Application of Act to federal criminal proceedings
6A Application of Act to civil proceedings
Part 2—Interpretation
Division 1—Definitions
7 Definitions
Division 2—National security and related definitions
8 Meaning of national security
9 Meaning of security
10 Meaning of international relations
11 Meaning of law enforcement interests
Division 3—Federal criminal proceeding and related definitions
13 Meaning of criminal proceeding
14 Meaning of federal criminal proceeding
15 Meaning of defendant in relation to a federal criminal proceeding
Division 3A—Civil proceeding definition
15A Meaning of civil proceeding
Division 4—Other interpretation provisions
16 Disclosure of information in permitted circumstances
17 Meaning of likely to prejudice national security
18 Operation of other Acts etc.
19 General powers of a court
20 When