90Applying for orders to deliver travel documents9

90 Applying for orders to deliver travel documents9 (1) The Director-General may apply to a Judge of the Federal Court10 for an order that a person deliver a travel document to the11 Director-General if:12 (a) either or both of the following apply:13 (i) a summons has been issued requiring the person to14 attend an examination (whether or not the summons has15 been served);16 (ii) the person has appeared at an examination to give17 evidence or information, or to produce documents or18 things; and19 (b) the Director-General has reasonable grounds to believe that20 the person may be able:21 (i) to give evidence or information, or further evidence or22 information, that is relevant to serious and organised23 crime that is identified in any authorisation to which the24 examination relates (including any authorisation subject25 to a determination made under subsection 66(1)); or26 (ii) to produce documents or things, or further documents or27 things, that are relevant to serious and organised crime28 that is identified in any authorisation to which the29 examination relates (including any authorisation subject30 to a determination made under subsection 66(1)); and31 (c) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person has a32 travel document and intends to leave Australia.33

90 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 (2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) applies regardless of whether, under1 subsection 86(1), the Director-General has applied, or proposes to2 apply, to a court for the person to be dealt with for contempt of the3 ACIC.4 (3) Each of the following is a travel document:5 (a) an Australian travel document that has been issued to the6 person;7 (b) a passport or other travel document that has been issued to8 the person by or on behalf of the government of a foreign9 country.10 (4) The Director-General must give the Judge information on oath, or11 by affirmation, in support of the grounds for the application.12 (5) In this section, Australia includes the external Territories.13