Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Government agency · asis.gov.au
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the foreign intelligence agency of Australia, tasked with the covert collection of information overseas through personal contacts and other means of human intelligence. Wikipedia
Headquarters: Canberra, Australia
Founder: Robert Menzies
Annual budget: A$605.1 million (US$454.96 million) (2022–23)
Formed: 13 May 1952; 71 years ago
Intelligence agency executives: Kerri Hartland, Director-General; Fabio Meloni, Deputy Director-General Operations
Jurisdiction: Australian Government
Key documents: s. 61 of the Constitution, Intelligence Services Act 2001, Intelligence Services Amendment Act 2004
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