Powers Relating To Investigation of Terrorism
When investigating terrorism, the Director-General may also seek a warrant from an independent judicial authority to allow:
- the compulsory questioning of suspects;
- the detention of suspects by the Australian Federal Police, and their subsequent interrogation by ASIO officers;
- ordinary, frisk or strip search of suspects by AFP officers upon their detainment;
- the seizure of passports; and
- the prevention of suspects leaving Australia.
The Director-General is not empowered to independently issue a terrorism-related warrant. These terrorism-related powers are scheduled to be automatically repealed on 22 July 2016.
Read more about this topic: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
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