Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

It is envisaged that this could include information about individuals’ movements, associations, business activities, financial status or communications, even where this information has no immediate nexus—I stress that point because it relates to my earlier attempt to clarify this—with the possible commission of an offence. However, the key point is that any such communication must meet the required threshold—that is, the Director-General or a person authorised by the Director-General for that purpose must be satisfied that the national interest requires the communication of that information. This is an important threshold as any decision under this provision could be reviewed by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security for legality and propriety.