Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2016 (82 of 2016)

Schedule 9   Telecommunications interception

Part 1   Amendments

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

45   At the end of section 83

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(3) The Ombudsman may inspect a Commonwealth agency's records in order to ascertain the extent to which officers of the agency have complied during any period with the conditions, restrictions and provisions mentioned in subsection 59B(2) (about control order warrants) if:

(a) the chief officer of the agency notifies the Ombudsman under that subsection of a contravention of any of those conditions, restrictions or provisions; and

(b) the contravention occurred in that period.