Synopsis | The purpose of this Bill is to amend the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006(the Act) in order to avoid any doubt about the ability of ASIO to take a person, who is in preventative detention under the Act, into their custody, it is necessary to amend the Act to refer to the updated provisions of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979. The Bill will achieve this by making a number of 'housekeeping' amendments to the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006. |