SECURITY AGREEMENT Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van Australië houdende een overeenkomst inzake een defensiebeveiligingsregeling
Security document no. 4
The Secretary, Department of Defence, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600 | (Attention: Chief Security Adviser, Central Office of Industrial Security, or authorised representative)
1. I/We acknowledge that I am/we are responsible for the safeguarding and supervision of the Australian Government classified matter detailed in paragraph 3 below once it has been received by me/us and I/we give the following undertakings in accordance with the Netherlands-Australia Defence Security Arrangement:
(a) I/We will not copy or reproduce the classified matter
*** The term “matter” includes everything, regardless of physical character on or in which information is recorded or embodied. Information which is transmitted orally is also considered as “matter”.
without prior written consent; and
(b) I/we will not without your authority publish, show, distribute, release the classified matter or information derived therefrom to any person including overseas affiliates other than persons of this organisation for whom appropriate Government of Australia (refer Note 1) approvals are held and who have a direct “need to know”; and
(c) I/we also agree that any classified matter or information therefrom approved by the Government of Australia for release to overseas affiliates will be transmitted by that Government (refer Note 1) on a Government-to-Government basis; and
(d)
(i) I/we will safeguard the classified matter in accordance with the security classification (s) endorsed thereon; and
(ii) I/we agree that the classified matter and the security protective arrangements can be audited and inspected by a Security Officer (s) of the Central Office of Industrial Security of the Government of Australia when considered necessary (refer Note 2).
(e) In the event of the classified matter and any information generated therefrom either being recalled by the Government of Australia or being no longer required by me/us or by any person authorised by you to whom I/we have distributed or released such /classified matter and information I/we will comply forthwith or will you thereof, as appropriate, and carry out the instructions given by you.
2. I am/We are aware of the requirements arising from the security classification (s) of the matter and I am/we are also aware of the provisions of the relevant Australian Government (refer Note 1) Statutes relating to Official Secrecy.
3. Instructions for the Return of Classified Matter
Before returning the classified matter covered by this Agreement and any generated information pertaining thereto to the originator the advice of the Department of Defence (refer Note 2) should be first sought and any directions given are to be observed (paragraph l(e) refers).
Guide Instructions for the Custody of Classified Matter
1. TOP SECRET specific instructions will be issued on each occasion.
* Authority - Central Office of Industrial Security, Department of Defence. Refer Note 2.
2. SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL matter is to be stored when not in actual use or under guard, in secure vaults, safes or equivalent containers, having anti-drill protection, and secured by an approved
** Approved by Central Office of Industrial Security, Department of Defence. Refer Note 2.
combination lock of the dial type.
3. RESTRICTED matter, when not in use, is to be stored in a container, preferably having anti-drill protection, and secured by an approved
** Approved by Central Office of Industrial Security, Department of Defence. Refer Note 2.
key lock or angle locking bar with approved
** Approved by Central Office of Industrial Security, Department of Defence. Refer Note 2.
padlock.
- Regeling
- Briefwisseling tussen de Regering van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Regering van Australië houdende een overeenkomst inzake een defensiebeveiligingsregeling
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 27-07-1978
- BWB-id
- BWBV0003467
- Versie
- 1978-07-27_0