Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:82h
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 82H
Character Range: 413735–415208

82H  Internally reviewable decisions

Internally reviewable decisions
 (1) For the purposes of this Division, each of the following security clearance decisions is an internally reviewable decision:
 (a) a decision by the Organisation to deny a security clearance in respect of a person (the affected person);
 (b) a decision by the Organisation to revoke a security clearance held by a person (the affected person);
 (c) a decision by the Organisation to impose a condition, or vary a condition imposed, on a security clearance in respect of a person (the affected person) if:
 (i) in the case of a security clearance that has not yet been granted—the affected person must agree to the condition before the security clearance will be granted; or
 (ii) in the case of a security clearance that has already been granted—the affected person must agree to the condition, or the variation of the condition, otherwise the security clearance will be revoked.

Exceptions
 (2) A decision of an internal reviewer, on behalf of the Organisation, under subsection 82L(3) is not an internally reviewable decision for the purposes of this Division.
 (3) A security clearance decision in respect of a person is not an internally reviewable decision for the purposes of this Division if the person:
 (a) is engaged, or proposed to be engaged, for employment outside Australia for duties outside Australia; and
 (b) is not an Australian citizen or is not normally resident in Australia.