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134 Director-General may urgently vary CIO authorities6
Senior position holder may request variation7
(1) A senior position holder may request the Director-General to vary8
a CIO authority granted under section 130 or 133 if the senior9
position holder reasonably believes that any delay that may be10
caused by requesting the Attorney-General to vary the authority11
would be likely to affect the success of the controlled intelligence12
operation.13
Note: For requirements relating to making a request to vary a CIO authority,14
see section 136.15
Director-General may vary CIO authority16
(2) The Director-General may vary the CIO authority under this17
section if the Director-General is satisfied that any delay that may18
be caused by requesting the Attorney-General to vary the authority19
would be likely to affect the success of the controlled intelligence20
operation.21
Note 1: For requirements relating to varying a CIO authority, see section 137.22
Note 2: The Attorney-General must decide to affirm, vary or cancel the CIO23
authority as varied: see subsection 135(2).24
(3) For the purposes of varying the CIO authority (the relevant25
authority) under this section, paragraph 133(1)(a) and subsection26
133(2) apply in the same way to the varying of the relevant27
authority as they do to the granting of a CIO authority under that28
section, regardless of whether the relevant authority was granted29
under section 130 or 133.30
(4) Despite subsection (3), a CIO authority must not be varied under31
this section unless the Director-General is reasonably satisfied that32