Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If the Director - General of Security gives a technical assistance request to a designated communications provider, the Director - General of Security must advise the provider that compliance with the request is voluntary.
(2) If the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service gives a technical assistance request to a designated communications provider, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service must advise the provider that compliance with the request is voluntary.
(3) If the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate gives a technical assistance request to a designated communications provider, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate must advise the provider that compliance with the request is voluntary.
(4) If the chief officer of an interception agency gives a technical assistance request to a designated communications provider, the chief officer must advise the provider that compliance with the request is voluntary.
(5) Advice under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) may be given:
(6) If advice under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) is given orally by:
(a) the Director - General of Security; or
(b) the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the chief officer of an interception agency;
the Director - General of Security, the Director - General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Director - General of the Australian Signals Directorate or the chief officer, as the case requires, must:
(e) make a written record of the advice; and
(f) do so within 48 hours after the advice was given.