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236 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 (e) the giving of the information or production of the document1 does not result in significant loss of, or serious damage to,2 property;3 the person or body is not subject to any civil liability for, or in4 relation to, the giving of the information or the production of the5 document.6 (2) A request under paragraph (1)(a) may be made orally if the7 Director-General is satisfied that the request should be made as a8 matter of urgency.9 (3) If subsection (2) does not apply to a request under paragraph (1)(a),10 the request must be made in writing.11 (4) If a request under paragraph (1)(a) is made orally, the12 Director-General must:13 (a) make a written record of the request; and14 (b) do so within 48 hours after the request was made.15 (5) If a request is made under paragraph (1)(a), the Director-General16 must, before the end of the period of 7 days beginning after the day17 the request is made, notify the Inspector-General of Intelligence18 and Security that the request has been made.19 (6) The Director-General may enter into a contract, agreement or20 arrangement with a person or body in relation to giving21 information or producing a document in accordance with a request22 under paragraph (1)(a).23 Unsolicited disclosure of information etc.24 (7) If:25 (a) a person or body:26 (i) gives information to the ACIC; or27 (ii) produces a document to the ACIC; and28 (b) the person reasonably believes that the giving of the29 information or the production of the document is likely to30 assist the ACIC in the performance of its functions; and31 (c) the giving of the information or production of the document32 does not involve the person or body committing an offence33 No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 237 against a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;1 and2 (d) the giving of the information or production of the document3 does not result in significant loss of, or serious damage to,4 property; and5 (e) subsection (1) does not apply to the giving of the information6 or production of the document;7 the person or body is not subject to any civil liability for, or in8 relation to, the giving of the information or the production of the9 document.10 Copies of, or extracts from, documents11 (8) The ACIC may make and retain copies of, or take and retain12 extracts from, a document given or produced to the ACIC:13 (a) in accordance with a request under paragraph (1)(a); or14 (b) under paragraph (7)(a).15 Subsections (1) and (7) have effect despite other laws16 (9) Subsections (1) and (7) have effect despite anything in a law of the17 Commonwealth, a State or a Territory (whether passed or made18 before or after the commencement of this section) unless the law19 expressly provides otherwise.20