194Persons assisting the Inspector

#### 194 Persons assisting the Inspector Persons made available to the Inspector (1) The Inspector may be assisted by the following persons, whose services are made available to the Inspector in connection with the performance of any of the Inspector’s functions: (a) APS employees in the Department; (b) officers and employees of Agencies (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999); (c) persons employed under the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979; (d) persons employed under the Intelligence Services Act 2001; (e) Parliamentary Service employees (within the meaning of the Parliamentary Service Act 1999); (f) members of the Australian Defence Force; (g) members of the Australian Federal Police. (2) When performing services for the Inspector under subsection (1), a person is subject to the directions of the Inspector. Consultants (3) The Inspector may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, engage consultants to assist in the performance of the Inspector’s functions. (4) The consultants are to be engaged on the terms and conditions that the Inspector determines in writing. Legal counsel (5) The Inspector may appoint a legal practitioner to assist the Inspector in relation to a particular NACC corruption investigation.