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43 When authorisation is in force22 (1) An authorisation comes into force immediately after the23 authorisation is issued.24 (2) The authorisation ceases to be in force:25 (a) unless paragraph (b) applies—at the time specified in the26 authorisation in accordance with paragraph 42(e) (subject to27 any variation in accordance with section 44); or28 (b) if the authorisation is revoked under subsection 45(1),—at29 the time the Director-General is informed of the revocation.30

Division 2 Authorisations for coercive powers 52 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 44 Minister may vary authorisation1 Minister may vary authorisation2 (1) The Minister may vary an authorisation.3 (2) To avoid doubt, subsections 41(2) and (3) and paragraph 41(6)(a)4 apply in the same way to the varying of an authorisation as they do5 to the issuing of an authorisation.6 (3) If the Minister varies an authorisation, then as soon as practicable7 after varying the authorisation, the Minister must:8 (a) cause the Director-General to be informed of the variation;9 and10 (b) cause the variation to be given to the Director-General.11 (4) The variation takes effect:12 (a) on the day specified in the variation, which must not be13 earlier than the day the variation is made; and14 (b) at the time specified in the variation, which must not be15 earlier than the time the variation is made.16 Authorisation may be varied more than once17 (5) An authorisation may be varied more than once under this section.18 Variation may extend period during which authorisation is in force19 (6) Despite paragraph 42(e), a variation may extend the period for20 which the authorisation is in force by up to 12 months.21 (7) Despite subsection (6), if a variation extends, or further extends,22 the period for which an authorisation is in force, the authorisation23 must cease to be in force before the end of the period of 36 months24 beginning on the day after the day the authorisation comes into25 force.26 Acts Interpretation Act 1901 not limited27 (8) This section does not limit subsection 33(3) of the Acts28 Interpretation Act 1901.29

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