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70  Committee on Intelligence and Security—transitional provision

(1) This item applies to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD (the Committee) that was in existence under the Intelligence Services Act 2001 immediately before the commencement of this item.

(2) The Committee continues in existence by force of this item, after the commencement of this item, as the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security under the Intelligence Services Act 2001, subject to the amendments made by this Schedule.

(3) A person who held office as a member of the Committee immediately before the commencement of this item is taken to have been appointed, immediately after that commencement, as a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

(4) The person who held office as Chair of the Committee immediately before the commencement of this item is taken to have been elected, immediately after that commencement, as Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.

(5) If the Committee was conducting a review immediately before commencement:
 (a) the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may continue the review after that commencement; and
 (b) anything done for the purposes of the review before commencement is taken to have been done for the purposes of the review as continued in accordance with this item.