National Security Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2014 (108 of 2014)

Schedule 1   ASIO employment etc.

Part 3   Transitional and application provisions

87   Transitional provisions - Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was a person authorised to be a certifying person under section 5AD of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be a person authorised to be a certifying person under that section as amended by this Schedule.

(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was an authorizing officer for the purposes of section 12 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be an authorizing officer for the purposes of that section as amended by this Schedule.

(3) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was approved under section 12 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, the person is taken, after that commencement, to be a person approved under that section as amended by this Schedule.

(4) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a person was approved under paragraph 55(3)(c) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to exercise the authority conferred by warrants (or classes of warrants), the person is taken, after that commencement, to be approved under that paragraph as amended by this Schedule.