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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
26FDirector‑General may determine that certain provisions do not apply to specified ASIO affiliates
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#### 26F Director‑General may determine that certain provisions do not apply to specified ASIO affiliates
(1) The Director‑General may, by signed writing, determine that section 26C or 26D or subsection 26E(1) or (2) does not apply to:
(a) a specified ASIO affiliate; or
(b) a specified class of ASIO affiliates.
(2) A determination under subsection (1) has effect accordingly.
(3) A determination under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.
(4) The Director‑General may, by signed writing, delegate the Director‑General’s power under this section to:
(a) a Deputy Director‑General; or
(b) any other ASIO employee or ASIO affiliate who holds, or is acting in, a position in the Organisation that is equivalent to or higher than a position occupied by an SES employee with a classification of SES Band 2.
(5) In exercising powers under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any written direction given by the Director‑General to the delegate.