Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

If an authority to conduct a special intelligence operation is varied in a way that limits its scope, this Division continues to apply to a participant in the special intelligence operation as if the authority had not been varied in that way, for so long as the participant:

is unaware of the variation; and

is not reckless about the existence of the variation.

If an authority to conduct a special intelligence operation is cancelled, this Division continues to apply to a person who was a participant in the special intelligence operation immediately before the cancellation as if the authority had not been cancelled in that way, for so long as the person:

is unaware of the cancellation; and

is not reckless about the existence of the cancellation.

For the purposes of this section, a person is reckless about the existence of the variation or cancellation of a special intelligence operation authority if:

the person is aware of a substantial risk that the variation or cancellation has happened; and

having regard to the circumstances known to the person, it is unjustifiable to take the risk that the special intelligence operation authority has not been varied or cancelled.