Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 553

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that an offence against this Act is going to be committed; and

                     (b)  the commission of that offence would pose a threat to the safety of human life or cause substantial loss or damage;

this Part applies in relation to the offence as if there were reasonable grounds for suspecting that it had been committed.

             (2)  A reference in this section to an offence against this Act includes a reference to an offence created by section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 or Part 2.4 of the Criminal Code that relates to this Act.

             (3)  In this section:

"this Act" includes the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 and regulations under that Act.