Making terrorism intelligence applications
59A Making terrorism intelligence applications
The Attorney General or a prescribed terrorism intelligence authority may—
make an application (a terrorism intelligence application) to the Supreme Court in any proceedings before the Court under this Act (the substantive proceedings) for particular information to be dealt with as terrorism intelligence in those proceedings, and
request that the Supreme Court take steps under section 59C to maintain the confidentiality of the information while the Court is considering whether to grant the application.
The Supreme Court must grant a terrorism intelligence application if the Court is satisfied that—
the information to which the application relates was provided to the Attorney General under Division 5.2, and
the information is terrorism intelligence.
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