NEW LEGISLATION TO KEEP AUSTRALIANS SAFE

Portfolio, 2022, Releases

New legislation passed in Parliament today will help keep Australians safe – by allowing Australia’s intelligence agencies respond to terrorist threats more quickly and improve emergency assistance to Australians in trouble overseas. Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the passing of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill…

PASSAGE OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2021

Portfolio, 2021, Releases

The Parliament has today passed legislation that will ensure our national security agencies continue to have the powers they need to combat current and emerging threats to national security. The Comprehensive Review of the Legal Framework of the National Intelligence Community (the Richardson Review) made clear that the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (TIA…