[no bill text published] Expanded scope and oversight for ASIO questioning warrants
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
ASIO can now use questioning warrants for matters involving espionage, sabotage, foreign interference; this includes threats to border integrity
ASIO must use a prescribed authority to question people or request records if the person has been charged with a related offence
Defence Force members, APS employees; and members of parliament are banned from being appointed as prescribed authorities
The Attorney-General can fire a prescribed authority for misbehaviour or incapacity
The Attorney-General must fire a prescribed authority if they go bankrupt or have a conflict of interest
Reporting entities must tell the Attorney-General if a warrant was used in a way that broke guidelines or laws