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Policy paper: National Security Bill: factsheets

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February 12
15:51 2024

On Tuesday 11 July 2023, the National Security Bill received Royal Assent and will now be known as the National Security Act 2023.

These documents explain the details of the current National Security Bill on the following topics:

State threats offences

  • espionage

  • prohibited places

  • sabotage

  • foreign interference

  • obtaining a material benefit from a foreign intelligence service

  • state link

  • aggravating factor

State threats tools and powers

  • powers of arrest and detention

  • power of search and seizure

  • financial and property investigation powers

  • protected material definition

  • state threats prevention and investigation measures (STPIMS)

Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

Additional provisions

  • Serious Crime Act amendment
Published 6 June 2022
Last updated 12 February 2024 +show all updates
  1. Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet: added a link to join the FIRS research panel.

  2. Updated following Royal Assent.

  3. Updated the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet.

  4. Foreign Influence Registration Scheme factsheet added.

  5. Removed Further details about the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: National Security Bill factsheet as information at of date.

  6. Factsheet on National Security Bill and journalistic freedoms added.

  7. Updated the factsheet 'Further details about the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme'.

  8. Addition of 'Further details about the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme: National Security Bill factsheet'.

  9. Following factsheets added: 'Receiving a material benefit from a foreign intelligence service', 'Financial and property investigation powers', 'Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS)' and 'Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS)'. The 'Police powers' factsheet has also been renamed to 'Powers of arrest and detention'.

  10. First published.

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