Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFICE OF NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS ACT 1977 - SECT 9

             (1)  Subject to subsection (2), and to compliance with any conditions, requirements or procedures from time to time specified by the Minister, the Director-General is entitled to full access to all information relating to international matters that are of political, strategic or economic significance to Australia, being information in the possession of any Department, Commonwealth authority or arm of the Defence Force.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any information where the furnishing of the information would contravene the provisions of any law of the Commonwealth or any law of a Territory.