##### 35BH  Chief executive of the authorised agency to report to the Defence Minister and the Minister - \(1\) If: - \(a\) the Secretary gives a request under section 35AX that was authorised by a Ministerial authorisation; and - \(b\) the authorised agency does one or more acts or things in compliance with the request; the chief executive of the authorised agency must: - \(c\) prepare a written report that: - \(i\) sets out details of those acts or things; and - \(ii\) explains the extent to which doing those acts or things has amounted to an effective response to the cyber security incident to which the Ministerial authorisation relates; and - \(d\) give a copy of the report to the Defence Minister; and - \(e\) give a copy of the report to the Minister\. - \(2\) The chief executive of the authorised agency must comply with subsection \(1\) as soon as practicable after the end of the period specified in the request and, in any event, within 3 months after the end of the period specified in the request\. --- ## Source and attribution Saved copy: C2018A00029 / C2026C00213 / f578e546a17068939a3a5a928474713f844dfae8 Scope: navPoint\_206 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\.