185DNotification etc. of authorisations intended to identify media sources

#### 185D Notification etc. of authorisations intended to identify media sources The Organisation (1) If a journalist information warrant is issued under Subdivision B of Division 4C of Part 4‑1: (a) the Director‑General of Security must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security; and (b) the Attorney‑General must, as soon as practicable, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant. (2) If an authorisation under Division 3 of Part 4‑1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the Director‑General of Security must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security. (3) If: (a) the Inspector‑General gives to the Minister a report under section 22 or 25A of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986; and (b) the report relates (wholly or partly) to one or both of the following: (i) a journalist information warrant issued to the Organisation; (ii) one or more authorisations referred to in subsection (2) of this section; the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of the report to be given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. (4) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Inspector‑General on: (a) a journalist information warrant; or (b) an authorisation or authorisations; to which a report referred to in paragraph (3)(b) of this section relates. Enforcement agencies (5) If a journalist information warrant is issued to an enforcement agency: (a) if the agency was the Australian Federal Police: (i) the Commissioner of Police must, as soon as practicable, give copies of the warrant to the Minister and the Ombudsman; and (ii) the Minister must, as soon as practicable after receiving a copy, cause the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security to be notified of the issuing of the warrant; and (b) otherwise—the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the warrant to the Ombudsman. (6) If an authorisation under Division 4 of Part 4‑1 is made under the authority of the warrant, the chief officer of the agency must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the warrant, give a copy of the authorisation to the Ombudsman. (7) If: (a) the Ombudsman gives to the Minister a report under section 186J of this Act; and (b) the report relates (wholly or partly) to one or both of the following: (i) a journalist information warrant issued to the Australian Federal Police; (ii) one or more authorisations, referred to in subsection (6) of this section, that were made by one or more authorised officers of the Australian Federal Police; the Minister must, as soon as practicable, cause a copy of the report to be given to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. (8) The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security may request a briefing from the Ombudsman on: (a) a journalist information warrant; or (b) an authorisation or authorisations; to which a report referred to in paragraph (7)(b) of this section relates.