Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986

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Distinguished Terms in this instrument

Term(s)	Definition	Defined in Legislation	See Section(s)
adverse security assessment	means a security assessment in respect of a person that contains: (a) any opinion or advice, or any qualification of any opinion or advice, or any information, that is or could be prejudicial to the interests of the person; and	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 35 Interpretation Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 35 Interpretation
AGO	means that part of the Defence Department known as the Australian GeospatialIntelligence Organisation, and any part of the Defence Force that performs functions on behalf of that part of the Department.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
APS Code of Conduct	means the rules in section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999 .	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
ASD	means that part of the Defence Department known as the Australian Signals Directorate, and includes any part of the Defence Force that performs functions on behalf of that part of that Department.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
ASIO affiliate	means a person performing functions or services for the Organisation in accordance with a contract, agreement or other arrangement, and includes a person engaged under section 85 and a person performing services under an agreement under section 87, but does not include the DirectorGeneral or an A	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 85 Consultants and contractors Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 4 Definitions Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 85 Consultants and contractors Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 4 Definitions
ASIO employee	means a person employed under section 84 or 90.	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 84 Employees of the Organisation Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 4 Definitions Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 84 Employees of the Organisation Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 - 4 Definitions
ASIS	means the Australian Secret Intelligence Service.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
Australia	, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
CEO of ACIC	means the Chief Executive Officer of ACIC.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
contracted service provider	, for an IGIS contract, means: (a) a person who is a party to the IGIS contract and who is responsible for the provision of services to the Inspector‐General under the IGIS contract; or (b) a subcontractor for the IGIS contract.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
DIO	means that part of the Defence Department known as the Defence Intelligence Organisation.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
disclosable conduct	has the meaning given by Subdivision B of Division 2 of Part 2.	Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013	Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 - 8 Definitions
discrimination	, except in Part IIB, means:	Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986	Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
employee	, in relation to a Commonwealth agency, means a person who is employed, whether in a permanent or temporary capacity, in the agency.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
head	means: (a) in relation to ASIOthe DirectorGeneral of Security; or (b) in relation to ASISthe DirectorGeneral of ASIS; or (c) in relation to AGOthe Director of AGO; or	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation
human rights	means the rights and freedoms recognised in the Covenant, declared by the Declarations or recognised or declared by any relevant international instrument.	Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986	Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 46A Interpretation Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 - 46A Interpretation
IGIS contract	means a contract, to which the Inspector‐General is a party, under which services are to be, or were to be, provided to the Inspector‐General.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
IGIS official	(short for Inspector‐General of Intelligence and Security official) means: (a) the Inspector‐General; or (b) any other person covered by subsection 32(1).	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
Information Commissioner	has the meaning given by section 3A.	Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010	Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 - 3 Definitions Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 - 3A Meaning of Information Commissioner in any Act
InspectorGeneral	means the of Intelligence and Security.	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986	Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 - 3 Interpretation