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

Schedule 9   Telecommunications interception

Part 1   Amendments

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

34   Section 65A

Repeal the section, substitute:

65A Employee of carrier may communicate information to agency

(1) An employee of a carrier may, for a purpose or purposes set out in subsection (2), and for no other purpose, communicate to an officer of an agency:

(a) lawfully intercepted information other than foreign intelligence information; or

(b) interception warrant information.

(2) The purposes are purposes connected with:

(a) the investigation by the agency of a serious offence; or

(b) any of the following:

(i) the protection of the public from a terrorist act;

(ii) preventing the provision of support for, or the facilitation of, a terrorist act;

(iii) preventing the provision of support for, or the facilitation of, the engagement in a hostile activity in a foreign country;

(iv) determining whether a control order has been, or is being, complied with;

(v) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Division 104 of the Criminal Code (Control orders);

(vi) a preventative detention order law.