{"id":"C2006A00086","name":"Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006","slug":"law-enforcement-integrity-commissioner-consequential-amendments-act-2006","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"86 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":7900,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2006A00086-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nLaw Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006\n\n \n\nNo. 86, 2006\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to amend laws in connection with the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, and for related purposes\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Short title\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Schedule(s)\n\nSchedule 1—Consequential amendments\n\nAdministrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977\n\nArchives Act 1983\n\nAustralian Crime Commission Act 2002\n\nAustralian Federal Police Act 1979\n\nAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979\n\nCrimes Act 1914\n\nCriminal Code Act 1995\n\nFinancial Transaction Reports Act 1988\n\nOmbudsman Act 1976\n\nPrivacy Act 1988\n\nProceeds of Crime Act 2002\n\nRadiocommunications Act 1992\n\nRoyal Commissions Act 1902\n\nSurveillance Devices Act 2004\n\nTaxation Administration Act 1953\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\nTelecommunications (Interception) Act 1979\n\nWitness Protection Act 1994\n\n \n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\nLaw Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006\n\nNo. 86, 2006\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to amend laws in connection with the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, and for related purposes\n\n[Assented to 30 June 2006]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 30 June 2006\n- 2. Schedule 1, items 1 to 85 At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences. 30 December 2006\n- 3. Schedule 1, item 86 At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences.However, if the provision(s) do not commence before 1 July 2006, the provision(s) do not commence at all. Does not commence\n- 4. Schedule 1, item 87 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 4 to the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006. 1 July 2006\n- 5. Schedule 1, items 88 to 92 At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences. 30 December 2006\n- 6. Schedule 1, items 93 to 95 At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences.However, if Schedule 5 to the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006 commences before that time, the provision(s) do not commence at all. Do not commence\n- 7. Schedule 1, item 96 Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Act 2006. 13 June 2006\n- 8. Schedule 1, item 97 At the same time as section 3 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 commences. 30 December 2006\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.\n\n (2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.\n\n3  Schedule(s)\n\n  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Consequential amendments\n\n \n\nAdministrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977\n\n1  After paragraph (e) of Schedule 2\n\nInsert:\n\n (eaa) decisions under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 being:\n\n (i) decisions in connection with a corruption investigation (within the meaning of that Act); or\n\n (ii) decisions in connection with a public inquiry (within the meaning of that Act);\n\nArchives Act 1983\n\n2  After paragraph 33(1A)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) a person who is providing, or has provided, confidential information to:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n (ii) a staff member of ACLEI (within the meaning of that Act); or\n\n (iii) a special investigator for the purposes of Division 4 of Part 12 of that Act;\n\n  in relation to such a matter; or\n\nAustralian Crime Commission Act 2002\n\n3  Subsection 51(4) (at the end of the definition of relevant Act)\n\nAdd:\n\n ; or (c) the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 or regulations under that Act.\n\nAustralian Federal Police Act 1979\n\n4  Subsection 60A(2)\n\nRepeal the subsection, substitute:\n\n (2) A person to whom this section applies must not, directly or indirectly:\n\n (a) make a record of any prescribed information; or\n\n (b) divulge or communicate any prescribed information to any other person;\n\nexcept for:\n\n (c) the purposes of this Act or the regulations; or\n\n (d) the purposes of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 or regulations under that Act; or\n\n (e) the purposes of the Witness Protection Act 1994 or regulations under that Act; or\n\n (f) the carrying out, performance or exercise of any of the person’s duties, functions or powers under Acts or regulations mentioned in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e).\n\n5  Subsection 60A(3) (definition of prescribed information)\n\nRepeal the definition (not including the note), substitute:\n\nprescribed information means information obtained by a person to whom this section applies:\n\n (a) in the course of carrying out, performing or exercising any of the person’s duties, functions or powers under:\n\n (i) this Act or the regulations; or\n\n (ii) the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 or regulations under that Act; or\n\n (iii) the Witness Protection Act 1994 or regulations under that Act; or\n\n (b) otherwise in the course of the person’s service, employment or engagement under Acts or regulations mentioned in paragraph (a).\n\nAustralian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979\n\n6  Paragraph 18(3)(a)\n\nRepeal the paragraph, substitute:\n\n (a) where the information relates, or appears to relate, to the commission, or intended commission, of an indictable offence against the law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory—the information may be communicated to:\n\n (i) an officer of the Police Force of a State or Territory; or\n\n (ii) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or\n\n (iii) the Integrity Commissioner, a staff member of ACLEI or a special investigator; or\n\n (iv) the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission or a member of the staff of the ACC; or\n\n7  After subparagraph 18(3)(b)(v)\n\nInsert:\n\n (via) the Integrity Commissioner, a staff member of ACLEI or a special investigator; or\n\n8  Subsection 18(6)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n9  Subsection 18(6)\n\nInsert:\n\nspecial investigator has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n10  Subsection 18(6)\n\nInsert:\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\nCrimes Act 1914\n\n11  Subsection 3(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nACLEI authorising officer has the meaning given in subsection 15J(3A).\n\n12  Subsection 3(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of appropriate authorising officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) if the certificate is given by an ACLEI authorising officer—any ACLEI authorising officer; or\n\n13  Subsection 3(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n14  Subsection 3(1) (after paragraph (b) of the definition of law enforcement officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) a staff member of ACLEI;\n\n15  Subsection 3(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n16  Subparagraph 15G(1)(b)(i)\n\nAfter “the Commissioner”, insert “, the Integrity Commissioner”.\n\n17  After paragraph 15J(2)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) if the operation relates to the investigation of a corruption issue (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006) concerning conduct that involves a serious Commonwealth offence or possible conduct that would involve a serious Commonwealth offence—any ACLEI authorising officer;\n\n18  After subsection 15J(3)\n\nInsert:\n\n (3A) The following are ACLEI authorising officers:\n\n (a) the Integrity Commissioner;\n\n (b) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner;\n\n (c) a staff member of ACLEI who is an SES employee and who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph.\n\n19  After paragraph 15N(2A)(a)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n20  After subsection 15OA(1)\n\nInsert:\n\n (1A) Any ACLEI authorising officer may terminate a certificate given under section 15M by that or any other ACLEI authorising officer.\n\n21  Subsection 15OA(4)\n\nAfter “AFP authorising officer”, insert “, ACLEI authorising officer”.\n\n22  Paragraph 15OA(5)(b)\n\nAfter “AFP authorising officer”, insert “, ACLEI authorising officer”.\n\n23  Paragraph 15Q(1)(a)\n\nAfter “an AFP authorising officer”, insert “, an ACLEI authorising officer”.\n\n24  After subsection 15R(1)\n\nInsert:\n\n (1A) The Integrity Commissioner must, within 2 weeks after the end of each quarter, give to the Minister a report informing the Minister of the following that occurred during the quarter:\n\n (a) each decision by an ACLEI authorising officer to grant or refuse an application for a controlled operation;\n\n (b) each variation of a certificate under section 15NA by such a person;\n\n (c) each review of a certificate under subsection 15OB(3) that had initially been given by such a person under section 15M;\n\n (d) each occasion on which a certificate, given by such a person, is surrendered under section 15O or terminated under section 15OA;\n\n (e) each certificate, given by such a person, that is still in force at the end of the quarter.\n\n25  Subsection 15T(4)\n\nAfter “the Commissioner”, insert “, the Integrity Commissioner”.\n\n26  Subsection 15U(2)\n\nAfter “the Commissioner”, insert “, the Integrity Commissioner”.\n\n27  After paragraph 15UA(1)(a)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner; and\n\n28  Subsection 15UA(2)\n\nAfter “the Commissioner”, insert “, the Integrity Commissioner”.\n\n29  Subsection 15UB(1)\n\nAfter “the Australian Federal Police” (wherever occurring), insert “, the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity”.\n\n30  Subsection 15XA(1) (after paragraph (b) of the definition of Commonwealth participating agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity;\n\n31  Section 85ZL (after paragraph (ba) of the definition of law enforcement agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (bb) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity;\n\nCriminal Code Act 1995\n\n32  Section 146.1 of the Criminal Code (after paragraph (a) of the definition of Commonwealth law enforcement officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n (ab) a staff member of ACLEI (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\nFinancial Transaction Reports Act 1988\n\n33  Subsection 3(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n34  Subsection 3(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n35  Subsection 16(6) (definition of investigating officer)\n\nRepeal the definition, substitute:\n\ninvestigating officer means:\n\n (a) a taxation officer; or\n\n (b) an AFP member; or\n\n (c) a customs officer (other than the Chief Executive Officer of Customs); or\n\n (d) a staff member of ACLEI; or\n\n (e) an examiner or member of the staff of the ACC.\n\n36  Subsection 16(6) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant authority)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n37  After paragraph 26(1)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) where the officer is a staff member of ACLEI—the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n38  After subsection 27(5)\n\nInsert:\n\n (5A) Subject to subsections (7), (9) and (10), if the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI obtains FTR information:\n\n (a) the Integrity Commissioner may, in a manner that does not identify, and is not reasonably capable of being used to identify, a person to whom the information relates, communicate the information to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity under section 216 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006; and\n\n (b) the Integrity Commissioner may communicate the information to a staff member of ACLEI who is conducting a hearing under Division 2 of Part 9 of that Act; and\n\n (c) a staff member of ACLEI who is conducting a hearing under Division 2 of Part 9 of that Act may divulge the information in the course of the hearing; and\n\n (d) a staff member of ACLEI may communicate the information to a law enforcement officer for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the officer’s duties; and\n\n (e) subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d), a staff member of ACLEI must not divulge or communicate the information; and\n\n (f) a person (not being a law enforcement officer) to whom information has been communicated in accordance with paragraph (c) must not make a record of the information, or divulge or communicate the information, in any circumstances.\n\n39  After paragraph 27(14)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; and\n\n40  After paragraph 27(15)(g)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ga) a staff member of ACLEI;\n\nOmbudsman Act 1976\n\n41  After subsection 5(3A)\n\nInsert:\n\n (3B) Paragraph (2)(b) does not prevent the Ombudsman from investigating action taken by the Integrity Commissioner, or an Assistant Integrity Commissioner, who happens to be a Justice or Judge of a court created by the Parliament.\n\n42  At the end of section 6\n\nAdd:\n\n (16) If the Ombudsman forms the opinion:\n\n (a) that a complaint involves an allegation, or information, that raises a corruption issue (other than a significant corruption issue); and\n\n (b) that the allegation or information could have been referred to the Integrity Commissioner under Part 4 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 and could be more conveniently or effectively dealt with by the Integrity Commissioner;\n\nthe Ombudsman may decide not to investigate the complaint, or not to investigate the complaint further, as the case may be, and to refer the allegation or information to the Integrity Commissioner.\n\n (17) If the Ombudsman forms the opinion:\n\n (a) that a complaint involves an allegation, or information, that raises a significant corruption issue; and\n\n (b) that the allegation or information could have been referred to the Integrity Commissioner under Part 4 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 and could be more conveniently or effectively dealt with by the Integrity Commissioner;\n\nthe Ombudsman must not investigate the complaint, or must not investigate the complaint further, as the case may be, and must refer the allegation or information to the Integrity Commissioner.\n\n (18) If:\n\n (a) the Ombudsman makes a decision under subsection (16); or\n\n (b) subsection (17) applies;\n\nthe Ombudsman must:\n\n (c) refer the allegation, or information, that raises the corruption issue or significant corruption issue to the Integrity Commissioner as soon as is reasonably practicable; and\n\n (d) give the Integrity Commissioner any information or documents relating to the complaint that are in the possession, or under the control, of the Ombudsman; and\n\n (e) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the complainant written notice that the complaint has been transferred to the Integrity Commissioner.\n\n (19) In subsections (16) to (18):\n\ncorruption issue has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\nsignificant corruption issue has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n43  After section 6A\n\nInsert:\n\n6B  Transfer of complaints about Integrity Commissioner\n\n (1) If:\n\n (a) the Ombudsman forms the opinion that:\n\n (i) a complaint in respect of action taken by the Integrity Commissioner could have been made to another authority established under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and\n\n (ii) the complaint could be more conveniently or effectively dealt with by the other authority; and\n\n (b) the other authority can deal with the complaint if the Ombudsman transfers the complaint to the other authority;\n\nthe Ombudsman may decide not to investigate the complaint, or not to investigate the complaint further, as the case may be, and to transfer the complaint to the other authority.\n\n (2) If the Ombudsman decides to transfer the complaint, the Ombudsman must:\n\n (a) do so as soon as is reasonably practicable; and\n\n (b) subject to section 35C, give the other authority any information or documents relating to the complaint that are in the possession, or under the control, of the Ombudsman; and\n\n (c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, give the complainant written notice that the complaint has been transferred to the other authority.\n\n44  After section 8B\n\nInsert:\n\n8C  Investigations by other authorities of ACLEI actions\n\n (1) If an authority established under a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, has power to investigate action taken by the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI, the Ombudsman may arrange with the head of the authority for the authority to investigate the action.\n\n (2) If the Ombudsman enters into such an arrangement, the authority may investigate the action to the full extent of its powers under any laws of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.\n\n (3) The Integrity Commissioner may arrange with the head of the authority for the variation or revocation of the arrangement.\n\n (4) The arrangement, or the variation or revocation of the arrangement, must be in writing.\n\n (5) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to the participation by the Ombudsman in the carrying out of an investigation in accordance with an arrangement under this section.\n\n (6) Nothing in this section affects the powers and duties of the Ombudsman under any other provision of this Act.\n\n (7) In this section:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n45  After paragraph 9(3)(e)\n\nInsert:\n\n or (f) if the information, documents or records are, or were, in the possession or under the control of the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006)—by reason that it would:\n\n (i) endanger the life of a person; or\n\n (ii) create a risk of serious injury to a person;\n\n46  At the end of subsection 35(6A)\n\nAdd “or paragraph 6(18)(d)”.\n\n46A  After section 35\n\nInsert:\n\n35AA  Disclosure of information and documents to Integrity Commissioner\n\n (1) This section applies if:\n\n (a) the Ombudsman, of his or her own motion, investigates any action as mentioned in paragraph 5(1)(b); and\n\n (b) in the course of the investigation, the Ombudsman obtains information or a document that is, or may be, relevant to a corruption issue.\n\n (2) Subject to section 35B, nothing in this Act precludes the Ombudsman from:\n\n (a) disclosing the information; or\n\n (b) making a statement; or\n\n (c) giving the document;\n\nto the Integrity Commissioner.\n\n (3) In this section:\n\ncorruption issue has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n46B  Subsection 35A(1)\n\nOmit “section 35B”, substitute “sections 35B and 35C”.\n\n47  After section 35B\n\nInsert:\n\n35C  Disclosure of ACLEI information\n\n (1) If the Attorney‑General gives the Ombudsman a certificate certifying that the disclosure of certain ACLEI information by one or more listed disclosure methods specified in the certificate would be contrary to the public interest by reason that it would prejudice:\n\n (a) the safety of a person; or\n\n (b) the fair trial of a person who has been, or may be, charged with an offence; or\n\n (c) the proper performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (d) the operations of a law enforcement agency;\n\nthe Ombudsman must not so disclose the ACLEI information.\n\n (2) In this section:\n\nACLEI information means information or the contents of a document that is, or was, in the possession or under the control of the Integrity Commissioner.\n\nlisted disclosure method, in relation to information, a document or a record, means:\n\n (a) including the information or the contents of the document or record in any report under Division 2 of Part 2; or\n\n (b) giving the information, document or record to another person or authority under section 6 or 6A; or\n\n (c) giving the information, document or record to an Ombudsman of a State; or\n\n (d) giving the information, document or record to an authority with which the Ombudsman has made an arrangement under section 8B; or\n\n (e) disclosing, or making a statement that discloses, the information or the contents of the document or record under subsection 35A(1); or\n\n (f) disclosing information or the contents of a document or record by any other specified method.\n\nPrivacy Act 1988\n\n48  Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of enforcement body)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n49  Subsection 6(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n50  After subparagraph 7(1)(a)(iii)\n\nInsert:\n\n (iiia) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n51  After paragraph 7(1)(g)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ga) the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n52  Subsection 18K(5) (note)\n\nAfter “2002”, insert “and section 91 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006”.\n\n53  After paragraph 70(2)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n or (c) by reason that it would prejudice the proper performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner;\n\nProceeds of Crime Act 2002\n\n54  After paragraph 213(3)(c)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ca) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n55  Section 338 (after paragraph (a) of the definition of authorised officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) any of the following:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006);\n\n (ii) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of that Act);\n\n (iii) a staff member of ACLEI (within the meaning of that Act) who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; or\n\nRadiocommunications Act 1992\n\n56  After paragraph 27(1)(b)\n\nInsert:\n\n (baa) the performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\nRoyal Commissions Act 1902\n\n57  Subsection 6F(2)\n\nOmit “or (2A)”, substitute “, (2A) or (2B)”.\n\n58  After subsection 6P(2A)\n\nInsert:\n\n (2B) If, in the course of inquiry into a matter, a Commission:\n\n (a) obtains information; or\n\n (b) takes evidence; or\n\n (c) receives a document or thing;\n\nthat, in the opinion of the Commission, relates or may relate to the performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006), the Commission may, if in its opinion it is appropriate so to do, communicate the information or furnish the evidence, document or thing, as the case may be, to the Integrity Commissioner.\n\n59  Subsection 6P(3)\n\nOmit “or (2A)”, substitute “, (2A) or (2B)”.\n\nSurveillance Devices Act 2004\n\n60  Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of appropriate authorising officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) if the law enforcement officer is a law enforcement officer belonging to or seconded to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n (ii) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of that Act); or\n\n (iii) a staff member of ACLEI (within the meaning of that Act) who is an SES employee and who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; and\n\n61  Subsection 6(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nAssistant Integrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n62  Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of chief officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in relation to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); and\n\n63  Subsection 6(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n64  Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of law enforcement agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity;\n\n65  Subsection 6(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of law enforcement officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in relation to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (ii) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (iii) a staff member of ACLEI who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; or\n\n66  Subsection 6(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n67  At the end of subsection 6(4)\n\nAdd:\n\n ; and (c) a reference to a person who belongs or is seconded to a law enforcement agency, in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, is a reference to a person who is covered by the definition of staff member of ACLEI in section 11 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006; and\n\n (d) a reference to a person who belongs or is seconded to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity is to be similarly construed.\n\n68  After paragraph 37(1)(a)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) if the officer belongs or is seconded to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—that is within the functions of the Integrity Commissioner set out in section 15 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006; or\n\n69  After paragraph 38(1)(a)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) if the officer belongs or is seconded to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—that is within the functions of the Integrity Commissioner set out in section 15 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006; or\n\n70  Paragraph 64(a)\n\nRepeal the paragraph, substitute:\n\n (a) a person suffers loss or injury as a result of the use of a surveillance device by any of the following:\n\n (i) the Australian Federal Police;\n\n (ii) the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI;\n\n (iii) the Australian Crime Commission; and\n\nTaxation Administration Act 1953\n\n71  Subsection 2(1) (after paragraph (c) of the definition of head)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ca) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006);\n\n72  Subsection 2(1) (after paragraph (c) of the definition of law enforcement agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ca) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; or\n\nTelecommunications Act 1997\n\n73  Section 7 (after paragraph (b) of the definition of agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; or\n\n74  After subsection 280(1)\n\nInsert:\n\n (1A) In applying paragraph (1)(a) to the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, the reference in that paragraph to the operation of an enforcement agency is taken to be a reference to the performance of the functions of the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006).\n\n75  Subsection 282(10) (after paragraph (b) of the definition of criminal law‑enforcement agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ba) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; or\n\nTelecommunications (Interception) Act 1979\n\n76  Subsection 5(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nAssistant Integrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n77  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of certifying officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (ii) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (iii) a staff member of ACLEI who is an SES employee and who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; or\n\n78  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of chief officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n79  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of Commonwealth agency)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity; or\n\n80  Subsection 5(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nIntegrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n81  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of officer)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI; or\n\n82  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (b) of the definition of permitted purpose)\n\nInsert:\n\n (baa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:\n\n (i) a corruption investigation (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n (ii) a report on such an investigation; or\n\n83  Subsection 5(1) (before paragraph (a) of the definition of prescribed investigation)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—means a corruption investigation (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n84  Subsection 5(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of relevant offence)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—a prescribed investigation concerning conduct that involves a prescribed offence or possible conduct that would involve a prescribed offence; or\n\n85  Subsection 5(1)\n\nInsert:\n\nstaff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.\n\n86  At the end of section 5D\n\nAdd:\n\n (7) An offence is also a class 2 offence if it is an offence against any of the following provisions:\n\n (a) section 131.1, 135.1, 142.1 or 142.2, subsection 148.2(3), or section 268.112 of the Criminal Code;\n\n (b) section 35, 36, 36A, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 46 or 47 of the Crimes Act 1914.\n\n87  At the end of section 5D\n\nAdd:\n\n (8) An offence is also a serious offence if it is an offence against any of the following provisions:\n\n (a) section 131.1, 135.1, 142.1 or 142.2, subsection 148.2(3), or section 268.112 of the Criminal Code;\n\n (b) section 35, 36, 36A, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 46 or 47 of the Crimes Act 1914.\n\n88  Before subparagraph 6A(1)(c)(i)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ia) the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity;\n\n89  Paragraph 6L(2)(a)\n\nAfter “in the case of”, insert “the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity or”.\n\n90  After paragraph 39(2)(a)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:\n\n (i) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (ii) an Assistant Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n (iii) a staff member of ACLEI who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; or\n\n91  After paragraph 68(da)\n\nInsert:\n\n (db) if the information relates, or appears to relate, to a corruption issue or an ACLEI corruption issue (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006)—to the Integrity Commissioner; and\n\n92  After paragraph 71(2)(c)\n\nInsert:\n\n (ca) the Integrity Commissioner; or\n\n93  After subsection 80(1)\n\nInsert:\n\n (1A) The Integrity Commissioner must cause to be kept in the records of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (in this subsection called the agency):\n\n (a) each warrant issued to the agency; and\n\n (b) a copy of each notification under paragraph 53(1)(b) of the issue of such a warrant, being a notification given to the Commissioner of Police; and\n\n (c) each instrument revoking such a warrant; and\n\n (d) a copy of each certificate issued under subsection 61(4) by a certifying officer of the agency; and\n\n (e) each authorisation by the Integrity Commissioner under subsection 66(2).\n\n94  After subsection 81(1)\n\nInsert:\n\n (1A) The Integrity Commissioner must cause:\n\n (a) particulars of each telephone application for a Part VI warrant made by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (in this subsection called the agency); and\n\n (b) in relation to each application by the agency for a Part VI warrant, a statement as to whether:\n\n (i) the application was withdrawn or refused; or\n\n (ii) a warrant was issued on the application; and\n\n (c) in relation to each Part VI warrant whose authority is exercised by the agency, particulars of:\n\n (i) the warrant; and\n\n (ii) the day on which, and the time at which, each interception under the warrant began; and\n\n (iii) the duration of each interception; and\n\n (iv) the name of the person who carried out each interception; and\n\n (v) in relation to a named person warrant—each service to or from which communications have been intercepted under the warrant; and\n\n (d) in relation to each restricted record that has at any time been in the possession of the agency, particulars of:\n\n (i) if the restricted record is a record obtained by an interception under a warrant issued to the agency—that warrant; and\n\n (ii) each occasion when the restricted record came (whether by its making or otherwise) to be in the possession of the agency; and\n\n (iii) each occasion (if any) when the restricted record ceased (whether by its destruction or otherwise) to be in the possession of the agency; and\n\n (iv) each agency or other body (if any) from or to which, or other person (if any) from or to whom, the agency received or supplied the restricted record; and\n\n (e) particulars of each use made by the agency of lawfully obtained information; and\n\n (f) particulars of each communication of lawfully obtained information by an officer of the agency to a person or body other than such an officer; and\n\n (g) particulars of each occasion when, to the knowledge of an officer of the agency, lawfully obtained information was given in evidence in a relevant proceeding in relation to the agency;\n\nto be recorded in writing or by means of a computer as soon as practicable after the happening of the events to which the particulars relate or the statement relates, as the case may be.\n\n95  Subsection 81(2A)\n\nAfter “(1)(c)(ii)”, insert “, (1A)(c)(ii)”.\n\n96  Subsection 140(1)\n\nAfter “Commissioner of Police”, insert “, the Integrity Commissioner”.\n\nWitness Protection Act 1994\n\n97  Section 3 (after paragraph (a) of the definition of approved authority)\n\nInsert:\n\n (aa) the Integrity Commissioner (within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006); or\n\n \n\n[Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nHouse of Representatives on 29 March 2006\n\nSenate on 22 June 2006]\n\n(31/06)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is a consequential amendments instrument intended to integrate the Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI into the statutory landscape. It does not materially broaden the policy objective beyond establishing the legal plumbing needed for the Integrity Commissioner to operate. The changes consistently align with that core purpose (definitional insertions, information‑sharing hooks, authorisation powers, recordkeeping and oversight adjustments) rather than expanding the institution's remit beyond what the principal Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act contemplates."},"complexity_factors":["Schedule 1 contains 97 separate amendment items affecting many Acts.","Amends approximately 18–20 principal Acts across criminal law, intelligence, privacy, telecommunications, archives, oversight and financial reporting regimes.","Introduces multiple new defined terms (e.g. Integrity Commissioner, staff member of ACLEI, Assistant Integrity Commissioner, ACLEI authorising officer) used across amended statutes.","Numerous cross‑references to the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 create dependency on definitions and procedures in another Act.","Adds new procedural duties (quarterly reporting, expanded recordkeeping for warrants and interceptions).","Creates conditional commencement and non‑commencement rules (several items commence only with parts of other Acts or not at all if linked provisions commence earlier), increasing temporal complexity.","Alters judicial review scope and Ombudsman referral/transfer processes — nested exceptions and limits on disclosure (Attorney‑General certificate) create layered decision rules.","Modifies both substantive offence definitions and administrative exemptions across different regimes (telecommunications interception, surveillance devices, Crimes Act), increasing legal interaction points."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Act does (mechanically)\n\n- This Act makes a long list of changes to many existing Commonwealth laws so that the new Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (\"Integrity Commissioner\") and the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (\"ACLEI\") are recognised and can operate under those laws. The changes are collected in Schedule 1 and amend around 18–20 separate Acts (for example, the AFP Act, Crimes Act, Surveillance Devices Act, Telecommunications Acts, Privacy Act, Ombudsman Act and others).\n\n- Key mechanical changes include:\n  - Adding defined terms (for example, \"Integrity Commissioner\", \"staff member of ACLEI\", \"Assistant Integrity Commissioner\") across multiple Acts so those persons and the ACLEI are treated as law enforcement actors for existing powers and limits (see many Schedule 1 items).  \n  - Permitting information sharing and communication between the Integrity Commissioner / ACLEI staff and other agencies (ASIO, AFP, ACC, state police, Parliamentary oversight committee, etc.) under existing information‑sharing provisions (e.g. amendments to ASIO Act, Financial Transaction Reports Act, Proceeds of Crime Act).  \n  - Extending authorisation and approval roles: ACLEI officers (including the Integrity Commissioner and authorised senior staff) can act as \"authorising officers\" for controlled operations, surveillance device warrants, interception warrants and similar powers previously exercisable by other law enforcement heads (see changes to the Crimes Act, Surveillance Devices Act, Telecommunications (Interception) Act).  \n  - Requiring record‑keeping and quarterly reporting by the Integrity Commissioner on controlled‑operation certificates and warrant use (see insertion in Crimes Act and interception record requirements).  \n  - Adjusting confidentiality, disclosure and exemption rules: the Archives Act, Privacy Act and Ombudsman Act are changed so that certain ACLEI material is protected, and the Ombudsman must (or may) refer corruption complaints to the Integrity Commissioner in defined circumstances (see Ombudsman Act inserts).  \n  - Amending offences and definitions in related statutes (e.g. Criminal Code, Telecommunications Act) so that ACLEI activities are captured by existing offence categories and regulatory regimes (for example, surveillance and interception offences are clarified to include ACLEI actors).  \n  - Creating limits on judicial review for certain decisions under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act by amending the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act (see Schedule 1 item 1).\n\n**Who this affects\n\n- The Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI staff (including Assistant Integrity Commissioners and authorised SES staff).  \n- Federal law enforcement agencies (AFP, ACC), intelligence agencies (ASIO), and state/territory police forces (insofar as information or cooperation is involved).  \n- Oversight bodies: the Ombudsman and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity.  \n- Entities and people who are the subject of investigations by ACLEI (including private individuals, corporate entities and employees of law enforcement agencies).  \n- Third parties and regulated entities that already supply information under laws such as the Financial Transaction Reports Act, telecommunications carriers, and custody/records holders who may be asked to provide documents.  \n\n**Why it matters (source claim and functional test)\n\n- The explanatory purpose in the instrument is to \"plug\" the Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI into the existing legal framework so they can use powers (surveillance, controlled operations, information gathering) and be subject to the same controls and obligations as other law enforcement agencies. Mechanically, the Act achieves that by cross‑referencing the new office and its staff into a wide set of statutes.\n\n- Practical consequences and trade‑offs implied by the mechanics:\n  - Centralised discretion: the Integrity Commissioner and authorised ACLEI staff can approve intrusive measures (surveillance and interception) for corruption investigations that touch law enforcement — that places decision‑making authority for those intrusive powers with a new office (see Surveillance Devices Act and Telecommunications (Interception) Act amendments). This increases administrative discretion concentrated in an independent statutory official but requires internal authorisations and reporting (Crimes Act reporting insert).  \n  - Information flows and privacy trade‑offs: the Act opens routes for sensitive information (FTRs, interception material, intelligence) to be shared with ACLEI and the Integrity Commissioner, and it creates confidentiality protections that limit other disclosures (Privacy Act, Archives Act, and newly inserted Ombudsman restrictions). That can improve investigative effectiveness but raises the risk that information will be handled in ways that reduce transparency or increase inadvertent privacy exposures unless strong safeguards are observed.  \n  - Oversight reallocation: the Ombudsman is required (for \"significant corruption issues\") or permitted (for lesser corruption issues) to transfer complaints to the Integrity Commissioner (Ombudsman Act inserts). This changes which body investigates particular complaints and shifts investigatory workload and oversight lines.  \n  - Judicial review and accountability: the amendment to the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act excludes certain decisions under the Integrity Commissioner Act from ADJR review (Schedule 1 item 1). That reduces one avenue for external judicial scrutiny of particular Integrity Commissioner decisions and places greater weight on the statutory internal and parliamentary oversight mechanisms created for ACLEI.  \n  - Compliance and administrative cost: multiple agencies must update procedures, record‑keeping systems, training and inter‑agency agreements to reflect the new authorisations, reporting requirements and information‑exchange rules. Those are direct implementation costs borne by agencies (and ultimately taxpayers).  \n\n**Who pays, who decides, and what behaviour changes\n\n- Who pays: Commonwealth agencies and ACLEI absorb the administrative and IT costs of implementing the new authorisations, recordkeeping and reporting; taxpayers fund the Integrity Commissioner’s office. Private parties bear privacy/compliance risks if they are sources of information or targets of investigations.  \n- Who decides: the Integrity Commissioner (and designated ACLEI authorising officers) make operational decisions about investigations and authorisations; the Ombudsman decides whether to investigate or refer complaints; the Attorney‑General retains a limited gatekeeping role over some disclosures (certificate under new Ombudsman section 35C). Ministers receive quarterly reports.  \n- Behavioural changes required: agencies will route corruption‑related information to ACLEI and the Integrity Commissioner; the Ombudsman will divert or transfer certain matters; authorised ACLEI officers may apply for or approve warrants and controlled operations; records of warrants and interceptions for ACLEI must be kept and reported.\n\n**Implementation risks and compliance burdens (concise)\n\n- Risk of inconsistent interpretation of key terms (\"corruption issue\", \"significant corruption issue\") across agencies, producing disputes about referrals and jurisdiction.  \n- Administrative burden on ACLEI and partner agencies from new recordkeeping and reporting duties.  \n- Privacy risk if the expanded information flows are not backed by technical safeguards and clear handling rules.  \n- Reduced scope for ADJR‑based review in some decisions increases reliance on non‑judicial oversight (Parliamentary committee, Ombudsman processes), which requires effective resourcing and powers to be meaningful.\n\n**Immediate textual anchors (examples)\n\n- Judicial review exclusion: Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act — new paragraph added to Schedule 2 (item 1).  \n- Ombudsman referral/transfer and disclosure limits: multiple inserts in the Ombudsman Act (Schedule 1 items 41–47).  \n- Authorising officer status and reporting duties: amendments to the Crimes Act and Surveillance Devices Act and new quarterly reporting obligation (Schedule 1 items 16–31 and 60–69).  \n- Privacy, archives and information sharing: amendments to the Privacy Act, Archives Act, and Financial Transaction Reports Act to allow or protect ACLEI‑related disclosures (Schedule 1 items 2, 33–40, 48–53).\n\nOverall, the Act does not create the Integrity Commissioner or ACLEI in substance (that is done by the principal Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act). Instead, it methodically modifies many existing statutes so the new office and its staff can use established investigative powers, receive information from other agencies, be recognised as \"law enforcement\" for various statutory purposes, and be subject to certain protections and oversight mechanisms. The principal trade‑offs are increased investigatory reach and inter‑agency cooperation on one hand, and greater administrative complexity, new confidentiality exceptions, and narrower avenues for judicial review on the other. "},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains strictly consequential to its original purpose. It performs the necessary technical amendments to integrate ACLEI into existing legal frameworks without expanding beyond the scope of supporting the primary Act. The amendments are mechanical insertions of ACLEI into existing definitions and powers rather than substantive policy extensions."},"complexity_factors":["Amends 17 separate Acts simultaneously, requiring cross-referencing between multiple statutes","Heavy reliance on defined terms imported from the primary Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 (e.g., 'Integrity Commissioner', 'staff member of ACLEI', 'corruption issue')","Nested conditional commencement provisions with dependencies on other legislation (items 86, 93-95 never commenced due to timing conditions)","Multiple layers of authorisation hierarchies (Integrity Commissioner → Assistant Commissioner → SES staff members with written authorisation)","Complex information-sharing protocols between ACLEI, Ombudsman, ASIO, ACC, and state agencies with varying thresholds for disclosure","Insertion of ACLEI into existing frameworks (controlled operations, telecommunications interception) requiring adaptation of existing safeguards and reporting mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a 'mop-up' law that makes technical changes to 17 other existing laws to support the creation of a new anti-corruption body called the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Plugs ACLEI into existing systems**: It adds ACLEI and its head (the Integrity Commissioner) to the definitions and powers in laws covering surveillance devices, telecommunications interception, witness protection, privacy, financial tracking, and controlled operations.\n- **Gives ACLEI investigative powers**: It allows ACLEI to use phone taps, surveillance devices, and undercover operations (called 'controlled operations') to investigate corruption in federal law enforcement agencies.\n- **Protects sensitive information**: It adds special protections for information held by ACLEI, similar to those enjoyed by police and intelligence agencies.\n- **Coordinates with other watchdogs**: It sets rules for how the Ombudsman and the Integrity Commissioner share complaints and information, ensuring corruption issues go to the right body.\n- **Updates crime laws**: It adds the Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI staff to the list of 'law enforcement officers' in the Criminal Code, making it a serious crime to assault or obstruct them.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Staff of federal police, customs, and other law enforcement agencies (who are now subject to ACLEI investigation)\n- The Integrity Commissioner and ACLEI staff (who gain new powers and protections)\n- The Commonwealth Ombudsman (who must refer certain corruption complaints to ACLEI)\n- Other agencies like ASIO and the Australian Crime Commission (who can now share intelligence with ACLEI)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout these changes, the main Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 would be toothless. This Act gives ACLEI the practical tools to investigate corrupt federal police and customs officers by connecting it to Australia's existing framework of surveillance, interception, and witness protection laws."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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