Law Society NT

Crown Counsel - Attorney-General's Department - Solicitor-General's Chambers

  • Interstate
  • Part-time

Objective:

The role of the Independent Reviewer of Security Clearance Decisions is to review, under Subdivision C, Division 3 of Part IVA of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act), certain security clearance decisions made by ASIO that are not eligible for external review through the Administrative Review
Tribunal.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Conducting reviews on the papers of eligible security clearance decisions, as needed
  2. Communicating with the affected person, the Director-General of Security and ASIO officers as
    appropriate
  3. Following a review, providing a written opinion to the Director-General of Security about whether the
    decision under review was reasonably open to have been made
  4. Complying with requirements relating to the protection or handling of information, and
  5. Preparing statistics for inclusion in ASIO’s annual report.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

To be eligible for appointment as the Independent Reviewer of Security Clearance Decisions, applicants must:

  • Either:
    • Be enrolled as a legal practitioner and have been so enrolled for a period of at least 7 years, or
    • Have at least 7 years’ experience in a subject matter relevant to the functions of the
      Independent Reviewer of Security Clearance Decisions, and
  • Not be, nor have been, an ASIO employee or ASIO affiliate, and
  • Hold, or be able to obtain, a security clearance that is the Commonwealth’s highest level of security
    clearance.

 

In addition to meeting the eligibility requirements set out above, applicants will be assessed against the
following selection criteria:

  • Advanced decision-making and reasoning skills
  • Ability to conduct reviews on the papers
  • Advanced written and communications skills
  • High level of professionalism, independence and integrity.

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Applications close 11:59 PM 27 January 2025. 

For further information email appointments@ag.gov.au 

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