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272 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 Attorney-General may grant assistance to applicant1 (4) If a person under subsection (1), (2) or (3) applies for assistance,2 the Attorney-General may grant assistance to the person under3 subsection (5) if the Attorney-General is satisfied that:4 (a) refusing the application would involve substantial hardship to5 the person; or6 (b) the circumstances of the case are of such a special nature that7 the application should be granted.8 (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the Attorney-General may:9 (a) grant legal or financial assistance, or both; and10 (b) grant such assistance that the Attorney-General determines;11 and12 (c) grant the assistance either:13 (i) unconditionally; or14 (ii) subject to such conditions as the Attorney-General15 determines.16 270 Arrangements etc. with the Inspector-General of Intelligence17 and Security18 (1) The Director-General may make written arrangements with the19 Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, including20 arrangements about one or more of the following:21 (a) information or records required to be kept by the ACIC;22 (b) giving notifications to the Inspector-General;23 (c) giving reports to the Inspector-General.24 (2) Without limiting subsection (1) or any other law of the25 Commonwealth requiring records to be kept or given to the26 Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, the27 Director-General must:28 (a) ensure the ACIC retains sufficient records relating to:29 (i) the ACIC’s compliance with the laws of the30 Commonwealth and of the States and Territories; and31 (ii) the ACIC’s compliance with directions given under32 section 37 and guidelines made under section 39; and33

No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 273 (iii) an act or practice of the ACIC that is or may be1 inconsistent with or contrary to any human right, that2 constitutes or may constitute discrimination, or that is or3 may be unlawful under the Age Discrimination Act4 2004, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, the Racial5 Discrimination Act 1975 or the Sex Discrimination Act6 1984; and7 (iv) the propriety of the ACIC’s activities; and8 (b) give the Inspector-General copies of policies made for the9 purposes of implementing directions given under section 37,10 or guidelines made under section 39.11 (3) An arrangement under subsection (1) is not a legislative12 instrument.13