Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004
Encyclopedia
The Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004 was passed by the Parliament of Australia
on 1 April 2004 as an amendment to the original Intelligence Services Act 2001
(ISA), granting controversial new powers to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
. The bill reverses ISA prohibitions on ASIS operatives carrying firearm
s and allows ASIS to work with foreign intelligence agencies to carry out paramilitary
and violent activities provided ASIS is not involved in the execution of the operations.
Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
on 1 April 2004 as an amendment to the original Intelligence Services Act 2001
Intelligence Services Act 2001
The Intelligence Services Act 2001 is an act of the Parliament of Australia, which was passed on 29 September 2001 and came into effect on 29 October 2001.The ISA introduced three main reforms:...
(ISA), granting controversial new powers to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Australian Secret Intelligence Service
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas...
. The bill reverses ISA prohibitions on ASIS operatives carrying firearm
Firearm
A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s and allows ASIS to work with foreign intelligence agencies to carry out paramilitary
Paramilitary
A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....
and violent activities provided ASIS is not involved in the execution of the operations.
Intelligence agencies
- Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationAustralian Security Intelligence OrganisationThe Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is Australia's national security service, which is responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically-motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, and...
- Australian Secret Intelligence ServiceAustralian Secret Intelligence ServiceThe Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas...
- Defence Signals DirectorateDefence Signals DirectorateDefence Signals Directorate is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence and information security .-Overview:According to its website, DSD has two principal functions:...