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ASIO has kept, and appears to still keep, files on a wide range of people. ASIO seems interested in almost anyone. Subjects have included artists, scientists<ref name="Ruby Payne-Scott">Sydney Morning Herald, Karen Pakula, [[Mar 1]] [[2008]] ''"A force of nature"'' para 8, article about visual artist Fiona Hall refers to the ASIO file of Ms Hall's mother, physicist [[Ruby Payne-Scott]]</ref>, doctors and political activists.
== How can an ASIO file be obtained? ==▼
The National Archives describes its role as being 'to help Australian Government agencies create and manage their records, to select the most valuable records created by Australian Government agencies to become part of the national archival collection, to store, describe and preserve the national archival collection and... to make records in the national archival collection that are over 30 years old publicly available'.<ref name="Service Standards"> [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/service-charter/index.aspx] National Archives Service Standards.</ref>▼
Under the Archives Act 1983, most records can be released to the public after 30 years unless they fall into any of 16 exemption categories (as itemised in section 33 of the Archives Act).<ref name="Access fact sheet 10"> [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs10.aspx#section3] Access to records under the Archives Act, fact sheet 10.</ref>▼
▲=== How can an ASIO file be obtained? ===
Anecdotal evidence suggests a suspected ASIO file can be obtained by requesting it. The Archives Act may be of assistance. Successful file owners seem to have taken a direct approach. Contacting the National Archives may help.<ref name="National Archives"/>. Tenacity may be required.
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Others who have gained access to security assessments from ASIO, or had their assessments revised, include US peace activist [[Scott Parkin]] and Iraqi asylum seekers [[Mohammed Sagar]] and [[Muhammad Faisal]], who launched civil action against the [[Director-General of Security]] in the Federal Court to overturn adverse security assessments. Mr Parkin's lawyers were first granted access to his files in November 2006.<ref name="known others">[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/11/03/1780439.htm] ABC, [[Nov 3]], [[2006]] ''"Deported activist, asylum seekers win access to ASIO files"''.</ref> ASIO refused to hand over documents and in November 2007 the court ordered [[Discovery (law) | discovery]] of a number of ASIO documents. ASIO subsequently appealed to the full court.<ref name="known others 2">[http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/release-files-court-tells-asio/2007/11/02/1193619147499.html], The Age, Karen Kissane, [[November 3]], [[2007]] ''"Release files, court tells ASIO"''.</ref> ASIO's appeal was overturned again in July 2008.<ref name='ASIO overturned">[http://www.theage.com.au/national/legal-victory-for-expelled-peace-activist-20080718-3hdc.html] The Age, Peter Gregory, [[July 19]], [[2008]] ''"Legal victory for expelled peace activist"''.</ref>
▲=== The National Archives' role ===
▲The National Archives describes its role as being 'to help Australian Government agencies create and manage their records, to select the most valuable records created by Australian Government agencies to become part of the national archival collection, to store, describe and preserve the national archival collection and... to make records in the national archival collection that are over 30 years old publicly available'.<ref name="Service Standards"> [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/service-charter/index.aspx] National Archives Service Standards.</ref>
▲Under the Archives Act 1983, most records can be released to the public after 30 years unless they fall into any of 16 exemption categories (as itemised in section 33 of the Archives Act).<ref name="Access fact sheet 10"> [http://www.naa.gov.au/about-us/publications/fact-sheets/fs10.aspx#section3] Access to records under the Archives Act, fact sheet 10.</ref>
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