Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749:section:68:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 68 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 378668–381398

68  Chief officer may communicate information obtained by agency
  The chief officer of an agency (in this section called the originating agency) may, personally, or by an officer of the originating agency authorised by the chief officer, communicate lawfully intercepted information (other than general computer access intercept information, data disruption intercept information or network activity warrant intercept information) that was originally obtained by the originating agency or interception warrant information:
 (a) if the information relates, or appears to relate, to activities prejudicial to security—to the Director‑General of Security; and
 (b) if the information relates, or appears to relate, to the commission of a relevant offence in relation to another agency:
 (i) if the other agency is the Australian Federal Police or the Police Force of a State—to a member of the Australian Federal Police or an officer of that Police Force, as the case may be; or
 (ii) in any other case—to the chief officer of the other agency; and
 (c) if the information relates, or appears to relate, to:
 (i) the subject matter of a proceeding under a law of the Commonwealth for the confiscation or forfeiture of property, or for the imposition of a pecuniary penalty, in connection with the commission of a prescribed offence; or
 (ia) the subject matter of a proceeding under, or in relation to a matter arising under, the main unexplained wealth provisions; or
 (ii) an act or omission by a member of the Australian Federal Police that may give rise to a proceeding against that member, or to which a proceeding against that member relates, being a police disciplinary proceeding; or
 (iia) an act or omission by an AFP employee or special member of the Australian Federal Police that may give rise to a decision by the Commissioner of Police to terminate the employment of the employee or the appointment of the special member; or
 (iii) misbehaviour or improper conduct of an officer of the Commonwealth;
  and the originating agency is not the Australian Federal Police—to the Commissioner of Police; and
 (ca) if:
 (i) the information relates, or appears to relate, to an act or omission by a member of the staff of the ACC that may give rise to a decision by the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC to terminate the employment of the staff member; and
 (ii) the originating agency is not the ACC;
  to the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC; and
 (d) if the information relates, or appears to relate, to:
 (i) the subject matter of a proceeding under a law of a State for the confiscation or forfeiture of property, or for the imposition of a pecuniary penalty, in connection with the commission of a prescribed offence;