15Director‑General of National Intelligence

15 Director‑General of National Intelligence

(1) There is to be a Director‑General of National Intelligence.

Note: In this Act, Director‑General means the Director‑General of National Intelligence: see section 4.

(2) The Director‑General has a leadership role in the national intelligence community and may, as part of that role, provide advice relating to the appointment or engagement of persons in senior leadership roles within the national intelligence community. (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) does not require that the Director‑General’s advice be sought in relation to any appointment or engagement of a person in a senior leadership role within the national intelligence community.