Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

A special intelligence operation authority must:

state how the special intelligence operation will assist the Organisation in the performance of one or more special intelligence functions; and

identify the persons authorised to engage in special intelligence conduct for the purposes of the special intelligence operation; and

state a description of the nature of the special intelligence conduct that the persons referred to in paragraph (b) may engage in; and

specify the period of effect of the special intelligence operation authority, being a period not exceeding 12 months; and

specify any conditions to which the conduct of the special intelligence operation is subject; and

state the date and time when the special intelligence operation authority is granted.

A person is sufficiently identified for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) if the person is identified:

by an assumed name under which the person is operating; or

by a code name or code number;