Section 137 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Meaning of relevant body

When this section applies (1) This section applies in relation to a proceeding in the Intelligence and Security jurisdictional area. Meaning of relevant body (2) The relevant body for a decision mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is the Commonwealth entity or the part of a Commonwealth entity, or the State or Territory government entity, mentioned in column 2 of the item. Meaning of relevant body Item Column 1 Decision Column 2 Relevant body 1 Criminal intelligence assessment The entity to which the assessment was given 2 Foreign acquisitions and takeovers decision The agency within the national intelligence community that provided advice to the Treasurer in relation to the decision 4 Security assessment The entity to which the assessment was given 5 Security clearance decision The sponsoring agency in relation to the security clearance 6 Security clearance suitability assessment Both: (a) the security vetting agency to which the assessment was given; and (b) the sponsoring agency in relation to the security clearance concerned if that agency was given the assessment by ASIO