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50 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 (f) if the authorisation relates to one or more federal offences or1 categories of federal offences—the prevalence, or suspected2 prevalence, of those offences or categories of offences.3 (4) The authorisation may identify the serious and organised crime to4 which an authorisation relates at whatever level of generality the5 Minister considers appropriate.6 (5) Without limiting subsection (4), an authorisation may identify the7 serious and organised crime by reference to:8 (a) one or more categories of serious and organised crime; or9 (b) one or more categories of entities, groups or suspected10 offenders; or11 (c) one or more specific allegations of serious and organised12 crime; or13 (d) one or more specific entities, groups or suspected offenders;14 or15 (e) one or more federal offences or categories of federal16 offences; or17 (f) any combination of the above.18 (6) To avoid doubt:19 (a) in deciding whether issuing an authorisation is in the public20 interest, the Minister is not required to consider any of the21 matters in paragraphs (3)(a) to (e); and22 (b) an authorisation is not required to specify:23 (i) any particular conduct or transaction to which, or any24 particular person to whom, the authorisation relates; or25 (ii) any timeframe within which any serious and organised26 crime may have been, may be being, or may in future27 be, committed.28 Notice and record of decision29 (7) As soon as practicable after issuing an authorisation, the Minister30 must:31 (a) cause the Director-General to be informed of the issuance of32 the authorisation; and33 (b) cause the authorisation to be given to the Director-General.34

No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 51 Issuance of further authorisation not prevented1 (8) Nothing in this Act prevents the Minister from issuing an2 authorisation in relation to any or all of the same serious and3 organised crime identified in an earlier authorisation.4 Authorisation not legislative instrument5 (9) An authorisation issued under subsection (1) is not a legislative6 instrument.7