Summary of Private Hearing – ACIC – 29 July 2024

On Monday, 29 July 2024, the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor, Mr Jake Blight held a private hearing with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) at 3-5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600.

The purpose of the hearing was to obtain initial information about the ACIC's use of warrants established under the Surveillance Legislative Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (SLAID Act) including data disruption, network activity and account takeover warrants add ask questions about network activity warrants issued to the ACIC that were reviewed by the INSLM staff prior to the hearing.

Note that this is not a 'transcript' of the hearing, rather it is a summary that both INSLM and the ACIC have agreed outlines key points discussed but does not contain operationally sensitive information.