Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026
135Attorney-General must affirm, vary or cancel urgent CIO1
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135 Attorney-General must affirm, vary or cancel urgent CIO1 authorities etc.2 CIO authorities granted by Director-General3 (1) If the Director-General grants a CIO authority under section 133,4 the Attorney-General must:5 (a) do one of the following:6 (i) affirm the CIO authority;7 (ii) vary, under section 131, the CIO authority;8 (iii) cancel, under subsection 140(1), the CIO authority; and9 (b) do so as soon as practicable after being informed of the10 granting of the CIO authority under section 133, but no later11 than the time the CIO authority ceases to be in force.12 CIO authorities varied by Director-General13 (2) If the Director-General varies a CIO authority (the CIO authority14 as varied) under section 134, the Attorney-General must:15 (a) do one of the following:16 (i) affirm the CIO authority as varied;17 (ii) vary, under section 131, the CIO authority as varied;18 (iii) cancel, under subsection 140(1), the CIO authority as19 varied; and20 (b) do so as soon as practicable after being informed of the CIO21 authority as varied under section 134, but no later than the22 time the CIO authority ceases to be in force.23 Notification requirements24 (3) The Attorney-General must:25 (a) cause the Director-General to be informed of the decision26 under paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) (as the case requires) as soon27 as practicable after making the decision; and28 (b) make a written record of the decision; and29 (c) cause the Director-General to be given a copy of the written30 record as soon as practicable after the written record is made.31