Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Attorney-General , upon notice , on 28 March 2012 :

In regard to the detention and questioning powers of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO):

(1)   Have the detention powers of ASIO ever been used; if not, why not.

(2)   How many questioning warrants have been issued, including the date and details of each instance:

  (a)   between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2005; and

  (b)   from 1 January 2006 to date.

(3)   How many questioning warrants have been issued in total.

(4)   Has there been a decrease in the annual number of questioning warrants issued since 2004; if so, why.