Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
26KCertain acts not authorised
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26K Certain acts not authorised
Neither an internal authorisation nor section 26L authorises any of the following: (a) the doing of any thing that would involve either or both of the following: (i) entering premises without permission from the owner or occupier of the premises; (ii) interference with the interior of a vehicle without permission of the person having lawful possession or control of the vehicle; (b) the remote installation of a tracking device or enhancement equipment in relation to the device; (c) the installation, use or maintenance of a tracking device, or enhancement equipment in relation to the device, to listen to, record, observe or monitor the words, sounds or signals communicated to or by a person; (d) the doing of any thing by the Organisation if, apart from section 26G, the Organisation could not do the thing without it being authorised by a warrant issued under section 25A.
Note: Section 26L deals with the recovery of tracking devices.