130Attorney-General may grant CIO authorities18

130 Attorney-General may grant CIO authorities18 Attorney-General may grant CIO authority19 (1) If the Director-General requests an authority to conduct a20 controlled intelligence operation, the Attorney-General may21 authorise the controlled intelligence operation by granting the22 authority if the Attorney-General is satisfied that there are23 reasonable grounds for believing that the matters in subsection (2)24 exist.25 Note 1: For requirements relating to granting a CIO authority, see section 137.26 Note 2: A CIO authority granted under this section must cease before the end27 of 12 months after the day the authority comes into force: see28 paragraph 138(1)(e).29 (2) The matters are as follows:30

Division 2 Grant and variation of CIO authorities