52Definitions

52  Definitions

  In this Part:

adverse criminal intelligence assessment has the meaning given by section 54.

ART Act means the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.

background check has the same meaning as in section 5 of the AusCheck Act 2007.

Commonwealth agency means an agency within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, and includes an exempt agency.

criminal intelligence assessment has the meaning given by section 53.

exempt agency means a body specified, or a person holding an office specified, in Part I of Schedule 2 to the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

federal offence has the meaning given by subsection 54B(2).

firearms background check has the same meaning as in the AusCheck Act 2007.

law enforcement or intelligence interests means interests in one or more of the following:

 (a) avoiding prejudice or disruption to national and international efforts relating to law enforcement, criminal intelligence, criminal investigation, foreign intelligence and security intelligence;

 (b) protecting the technologies and methods used to collect, analyse, secure or otherwise deal with, criminal intelligence, foreign intelligence or security intelligence;

 (c) the protection and safety of informants and of persons associated with informants;

 (d) ensuring that intelligence and law enforcement agencies are not discouraged from giving information to a nation’s government and government agencies;

 (e) avoiding disclosure of lawful methods or procedures for preventing, detecting, investigating, or dealing with matters arising out of, breaches or evasions of the law the disclosure of which would, or would be reasonably likely to, prejudice the effectiveness of those methods or procedures.

member has the same meaning as in the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024.

officer of the Tribunal means:

 (a) the Principal Registrar within the meaning of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024; or

 (b) a staff member within the meaning of that Act.

prescribed administrative action has the meaning given by section 54A.

security has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

serious and organised crime has the meaning given by section 54B.

specified criminal intelligence assessment action has the meaning given by subsection 54G(2).

Tribunal means the Administrative Review Tribunal.