Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I have two other questions following on from that. ASIS needs to work out what is within its purview and to know its act. It seems like a pretty big ask for the AUSTRAC CEO also to understand the full purview of the ASIS act and its jurisdictions. What is in place to ensure that they have all the information that they need to make an assessment about whether or not an ASIS request is legitimate and within their powers? ASIS people can argue the powers of ASIS in determining that; it is probably something that someone like the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security also knows quite well. What is in place to ensure that the AUSTRAC CEO is in a position to have that information and to make the decision about whether the request from ASIS is an appropriate one within the powers of ASIS?