Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:34aad:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 34AAD (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 186849–189353

34AAD  Person with knowledge of a computer or a data storage device to assist access to data
 (1) The Director‑General may request the Attorney‑General to make an order requiring a specified person to provide any information or assistance that is reasonable and necessary to allow the Organisation to do one or more of the following:
 (a) access data held in, or accessible from, a computer or data storage device that:
 (i) is the subject of a warrant under section 25A, 26 or 27A; or
 (ii) is the subject of an authorisation under section 27E or 27F; or
 (iii) is on premises in relation to which a warrant under section 25, 26 or 27A is in force; or
 (iv) is on premises in relation to which an authorisation under section 27D or 27F is in force; or
 (v) is found in the course of an ordinary search of a person, or a frisk search of a person, authorised by a warrant under section 25 or 27A; or
 (vi) is found in the course of an ordinary search of a person, or a frisk search of a person, authorised under section 27D; or
 (vii) has been removed from premises under a warrant under section 25, 26 or 27A; or
 (viii) has been removed from premises under section 27D; or
 (ix) has been seized under subsection 34CC(5);
 (b) copy data held in, or accessible from, a computer, or data storage device, described in paragraph (a) to another data storage device;
 (c) convert into documentary form or another form intelligible to an ASIO employee or ASIO affiliate:
 (i) data held in, or accessible from, a computer, or data storage device, described in paragraph (a); or
 (ii) data held in a data storage device to which the data was copied as described in paragraph (b); or
 (iii) data held in a computer or data storage device removed from premises under a warrant under section 25, 26 or 27A; or
 (iv) data held in a computer or data storage device removed from premises under section 27D.
 (2) The Attorney‑General may make the order if:
 (a) in a case where the computer or data storage device:
 (i) is the subject of a warrant under section 27A; or
 (ii) is on premises in relation to which a warrant under section 27A is in force; or
 (iii) is found in the course of an ordinary search of a person, or a frisk search of a person, authorised by a warrant under section 27A; or
 (iv) has been removed from premises under a warrant under section 27A;
  the Attorney‑General is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that:
 (v) access by the Organisation to data held in, or accessible from, the computer or