Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908:clause:2_15xua
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00908
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 15XUA
Character Range: 56484–58258

15XUA  Matters to be reported

Commonwealth participating agencies must report annually

 (1) Each of the following Commonwealth participating agencies:
 (a) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation;
 (b) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service;
must, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and give to the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security a report for the year ending on that 30 June.

 (2) Each other Commonwealth participating agency must, within 3 months after 30 June in each year, prepare and give to the Minister responsible for the agency a report for the year ending on that 30 June.

 (3) The Minister receiving a report under subsection (2) must table a copy of the report before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.

What reports must include

 (4) An agency's report must include the following information:
 (a) the number of authorisations issued by an authorising person from the agency during the year covered by the report;
 (b) a general description of the activities undertaken by approved officers and approved persons when using their assumed identities during the year covered by the report;
 (c) a statement whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under paragraph 15XU(1)(b) during the year covered by the report.

 (5) Before the report is tabled in the Parliament, the Minister must, on the advice of the relevant agency head, remove information from the report if the Minister is of the view that its inclusion may:
 (a) endanger a person's safety; or
 (b) prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or
 (c) compromise the agency's operational activities or methodologies.