Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Act 2024 (93 of 2024)

Schedule 5   Information sharing between integrity agencies and oversight bodies

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

195   Application provision - expansion of permitted purposes of oversight bodies

(1) The amendments made by this Schedule to the definition of permitted purpose in subsection 5(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 apply in relation to:

(a) a determination of whether the Minister is satisfied that the law of a State makes satisfactory provision in relation to the matters referred to in paragraph 35(1)(g); or

(b) information communicated to another person, used or recorded under subsection 67(1); or

(c) a determination of whether a chief officer shall cause a restricted record to be destroyed under subsection 79(1);

of that Act on or after the commencement of this Schedule (whether, in the case of paragraph (b) of this subitem, that information was obtained before, on or after that commencement).

(2) The amendments made by this Schedule to section 68 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 apply in relation to information communicated under that section on or after the commencement of this Schedule (whether that information was obtained before, on or after that commencement).