Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Act 2023 (73 of 2023)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

214   After section 139

Insert:

139AA Dealing in connection with Inspector-General's functions

(1) A person may, in connection with an IGIS official exercising a power, or performing a function or duty, as an IGIS official, communicate to another person, make use of, or make a record of, the following:

(a) lawfully accessed information;

(b) information obtained by accessing a stored communication (whether or not that information is lawfully accessed information);

(c) preservation notice information;

(d) stored communications warrant information.

(2) This section applies despite any other provision of this Part.