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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
32ADSecurity of Commonwealth agency information and documents
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#### 32AD Security of Commonwealth agency information and documents
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the Inspector‑General requires access to information or documents in the possession of a Commonwealth agency for the purposes of conducting:
(i) an inspection under section 9A; or
(ii) a preliminary inquiry under section 14, or any other action taken by the Inspector‑General for the purpose of deciding whether to inquire into a matter; or
(iii) an inquiry under Division 3 of Part II; and
(b) the information or documents have a national security or other protective security classification; and
(c) the Inspector‑General intends to do any of the following for the purposes of exercising powers or performing functions or duties as the Inspector‑General:
(i) remove the documents from the possession of the agency;
(ii) make copies or take extracts from the information or documents;
(iii) examine or otherwise make use of the information or documents.
(2) The Inspector‑General must make arrangements to protect from unauthorised disclosure:
(a) the information, documents, copies or extracts; and
(b) any other information obtained from the documents, copies or extracts;
taking into account any advice provided by the head of the relevant agency.