##### 35AX  Intervention request - \(1\) The Secretary may give the chief executive of the authorised agency a request that the authorised agency do one or more specified acts or things within the period specified in the request\. - \(2\) The Secretary must not give a request under this section unless the request: - \(a\) is identical to a request specified in a Ministerial authorisation; and - \(b\) includes a statement to the effect that the request is authorised by the Ministerial authorisation; and - \(c\) specifies the date on which the Ministerial authorisation was given\. Note: A Ministerial authorisation must not be given unless the Minister is satisfied that the request is reasonably necessary for the purposes of responding to a cyber security incident—see subsection 35AB\(10\)\. - \(3\) The period specified in the request must end at or before the end of the period for which the Ministerial authorisation is in force\. - \(4\) A request under this section is subject to such conditions \(if any\) as are specified in the request\. - \(5\) A request under this section does not extend to: - \(a\) doing an act or thing that would be prohibited by section 7 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; or - \(b\) doing an act or thing that would be prohibited by section 108 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; or - \(c\) doing an act or thing that would \(disregarding this Act\) be prohibited by section 276, 277 or 278 of the Telecommunications Act 1997\. ###### Other powers not limited - \(6\) This section does not, by implication, limit a power conferred by another provision of this Act\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_196 Compiled 2026\-06\-04\. This does not establish legal commencement\. Official source: https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au/C2018A00029/2026\-06\-04/2026\-06\-04/text/1/epub/OEBPS/document\_1/document\_1\.html Licence: https://creativecommons\.org/licenses/by/4\.0/ Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 1 October 2026\. For the latest information on Australian Government legislation please go to https://www\.legislation\.gov\.au\. Converted XHTML into Tiptap JSON; recovered lists from paragraph classes; kept literal labels and text\. Print layout is changed\. The Commonwealth Coat of Arms is not covered by the CC BY licence\.