Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797:section:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00797
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 14271–17113

organisation has the same meaning as in subsection 100.1(1) of the Criminal Code.
member means a member of the Committee, and includes the Chair.
ONI means the Office of National Intelligence.
operational security of ASIS means the protection of the integrity of operations undertaken by ASIS from:
 (a) interference by a foreign person or entity; or
 (b) reliance on inaccurate or false information.
paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise).
paramilitary activities means activities involving the use of an armed unit (or other armed group) that is not part of a country's official defence or law enforcement forces.
permanent resident means:
 (a) a natural person who is a permanent resident within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; or
 (b) a body corporate incorporated under a law in force in a State or Territory, other than a body corporate whose activities one or more of the following controls, or is in a position to control, whether directly or indirectly:
 (i) a foreign power;
 (ii) a natural person who is neither an Australian citizen nor a person covered by paragraph (a);
 (iii) a group of natural persons, none of whom is an Australian citizen or a person covered by paragraph (a).
police functions means:
 (a) the arrest, charging or detention of suspected offenders; or
 (b) any other activity undertaken for the purposes of prosecuting, or for determining whether to prosecute, an offence.
prescribed activity has the meaning given by subsection 8(1B).
record means a document, or any other object by which words, images, sounds or signals are recorded or stored or from which information can be obtained, and includes part of a record.
Note: For the definition of document, see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
responsible Minister means:
 (a) in relation to ASIO—the Minister responsible for ASIO; and
 (b) in relation to an agency—the Minister responsible for the agency; and
 (ba) in relation to DIO—the Minister responsible for DIO; and
 (c) in relation to ONI—the Minister responsible for ONI.
retained data activity means an activity relating to information, or documents, that a service provider has been required to keep under Part 5‑1A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
serious crime means conduct that, if engaged in within, or in connection with, Australia, would constitute an offence against the law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory punishable by imprisonment for a period exceeding 12 months.
service provider has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
signals includes electromagnetic emissions.
staff member, subject to subsection 41AC(3), means:
 (a) in relation to ASIO—a member of the staff of