4Definitions

#### 4 Definitions In this Act: > agency within the national intelligence community has the same meaning as in the Office of National Intelligence Act 2018. > Committee on Intelligence and Security means the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security established under the Intelligence Services Act 2001. > counter‑terrorism and national security legislation has the meaning given by section 4A. > Defence Department means the Department of State that deals with defence and that is administered by the Minister administering section 1 of the Defence Act 1903. > head means: (a) in relation to the Australian Federal Police—the Commissioner of Police; or (b) in relation to the Australian Crime Commission—the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission; or (d) in relation to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation—the Director‑General of Security; or (e) in relation to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service—the Director‑General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or (ea) in relation to the Australian Signals Directorate—the Director‑General of the Australian Signals Directorate; or (f) in relation to the part of the Defence Department known as the Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation—the Director of that part of the Department; or (g) in relation to the part of the Defence Department known as the Defence Intelligence Organisation—the Director of that part of the Department; or (i) in relation to any other part of the Defence Department—the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department; or (j) in relation to the Office of National Intelligence—the Director‑General of National Intelligence; or (k) in relation to any other Commonwealth government agency: (i) in the case of a Department of the Commonwealth—the Secretary of the Department; or (ii) in the case of a body established for a public purpose—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the principal office in respect of the body; or (l) in relation to a State or Territory government agency—the person holding, or performing the duties of, the principal office in respect of the agency. > Immigration and Border Protection Department means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Australian Border Force Act 2015. > Independent National Security Legislation Monitor means the person appointed in accordance with section 11. > law enforcement or security agency means any of the following agencies: (a) the Australian Federal Police; (b) the Australian Crime Commission; (c) the Immigration and Border Protection Department; (d) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; (e) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; (ea) the Australian Signals Directorate; (f) the Australian Defence Force; (g) the part of the Defence Department known as the Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation; (h) the part of the Defence Department known as the Defence Intelligence Organisation; (j) the Office of National Intelligence; (k) the police force of a State or Territory; (l) any other agency prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > operationally sensitive information means: (a) information about information sources or operational activities or methods available to a law enforcement or security agency; or (b) information about particular operations that have been, are being or are proposed to be undertaken by a law enforcement or security agency, or about proceedings relating to those operations; or (c) information provided by a foreign government, or by an agency of a foreign government, where that government does not consent to the public disclosure of the information. > responsible Minister, in relation to a review of a matter, means the Minister (including a State or Territory Minister) responsible for the agency concerned in relation to the matter. > secrecy provision means: (a) a provision of a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, being a provision that purports to prohibit; or (b) anything done, under a provision of a law of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a Territory, to prohibit; the communication, divulging or publication of information, the production of, or the publication of the contents of, a document, or the production of a thing. > special report has the meaning given by subsection 29A(1). > statutory review report has the meaning given by subsection 29B(2).