Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 (148 of 2018)

Schedule 2   Computer access warrants etc.

Part 1   Amendments

Surveillance Devices Act 2004

37   Subsection 6(1)

Insert:

computer access warrant means a warrant issued under section 27C or subsection 35A(4) or (5).

control order access warrant means a computer access warrant issued in response to an application under subsection 27A(6).

data includes:

(a) information in any form; and

(b) any program (or part of a program).

data held in a computer includes:

(a) data held in any removable data storage device for the time being held in a computer; and

(b) data held in a data storage device on a computer network of which the computer forms a part.

data storage device means a thing (for example, a disk or file server) containing (whether temporarily or permanently), or designed to contain (whether temporarily or permanently), data for use by a computer.