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

Schedule 4   Communications Access Coordinator and Communications Security Coordinator

Part 2   Application, saving and transitional provisions

Division 1   Telecommunications Act 1997

166   Other actions in relation to national interest matters - Telecommunications Act 1997

Notifications and plans given to Communications Access Co-ordinator

(1) A notification under subsection 314A(3) of the Telecommunications Act 1997, or a security capability plan under subsection 314C(1) of that Act, that was given to the Communications Access Co-ordinator on a day before the commencement of this Schedule is taken, on and after that commencement, to have been given to a Communications Security Coordinator on that day.

Applications made to Communications Access Co-ordinator

(2) If an application was given to the Communications Access Co-ordinator under subsection 314A(5A) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 on a day before the commencement of this Schedule, the application is taken, on and after that commencement, to have been given to a Communications Security Coordinator on that day.

Refusal of applications

(3) An application refused by the Communications Access Co-ordinator before the commencement of this Schedule under paragraph 314A(5B)(b) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an application refused by a Communications Security Coordinator.

(4) An application made before the commencement of this Schedule under subsection 314A(5C) of the Telecommunications Act 1997 for review of a decision of the Communications Access Co-ordinator is taken, on and after that commencement, to be an application for review of a decision of a Communications Security Coordinator.