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INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AMENDMENT BILL 2011

                                  2010-2011

               THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

                                   SENATE


               INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
                             AMENDMENT BILL 2011



                    SUPPLEMENTARY EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM



              Amendment to be Moved on Behalf of the Government



                         (Circulated by authority of
     the Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity,
                          the Hon Gary Gray AO, MP)



Outline

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill contains
amendments to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
('the Act') intended to update and modernise the operation of the Act.


Financial Impact Statement

The proposed amendment has no financial impact.


Note on Amendment

Amendment 1 - Schedule 1, page 7 (after line 12), at the end of the
Schedule

This amendment provides that the Inspector-General of Intelligence and
Security (IGIS) must include in an annual report prepared under subsection
(1) commentary on any employment during the year of a person under proposed
new subsection 32(3), whether or not the employment commenced during that
year, and on any delegation under proposed new section 32AA in force during
the year covered by the report.