Contents

                        1      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                     3

                        2      Definition                                                                         3

                    2AA      Enforcement agency                                                        3

                      2A      Proceeding for confiscation or forfeiture or for pecuniary penalty -- prescribed Acts       3

                        3      Warrants authorising agencies to intercept telecommunications -- prescribed forms     3

                        4      Stored communications warrant -- prescribed form             4

Schedule 1              Proceeding for confiscation or forfeiture or for pecuniary penalty -- prescribed Acts      5

Schedule 3              Forms                                                                            6

Form 1                      Telecommunications service warrant                                  6

Form 2                      Telecommunications service warrant -- B‑party                  8

Form 3                      Named person warrant -- telecommunications services     11

Form 4                      Named person warrant -- telecommunications devices      14

Form 5                      Warrant for entry on premises and interception of communications      17

Form 6                      Stored communications warrant                                      20

Notes                                                                                                          24

 

 

   

  

Notes to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 1987

Note 1

The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 1987 (in force under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1987 No. 329 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non‑exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.  From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series). Numbering conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration		Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1987 No. 329		11 Jan 1988	1 Sept 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S256)
1994 No. 5		1 Feb 1994	1 Feb 1994 (see r. 1 and Gazette 1994, No. S27)	--
1997 No. 421		24 Dec 1997	1 Feb 1998	--
2000 No. 180		12 July 2000	12 July 2000	--
2000 No. 325		8 Dec 2000	8 Dec 2000	--
2001 No. 85		10 May 2001	10 May 2001	--
2002 No. 184		15 Aug 2002	15 Aug 2002	--
2005 No. 302		16 Dec 2005 (see F2005L04097)	17 Dec 2005 (see r. 2)	--
2006 No. 116		2 June 2006 (see F2006L01621)	Rr. 1-3 and Schedule 1: 13 June 2006 Remainder: 1 July 2006	--
2006 No. 293		17 Nov 2006 (see F2006L03703)	18 Nov 2006	--
2007 No. 237		10 Aug 2007 (see F2007L02415)	20 Aug 2007	--
2008 No. 105		20 June 2008 (see F2008L02095)	21 June 2008	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1........................................	rs. 2000 No. 180; 2006 No. 116
R. 2........................................	rs. 2006 No. 116
R. 2AA................................... ...........................................	ad. 2008 No. 105
R. 2A.....................................	ad. 2002 No. 184
	rs. 2005 No. 302
R. 3........................................	am. 1994 No. 5
	rs. 2000 Nos. 180 and 325; 2006 No. 116; 2007 No. 237
R. 4........................................	ad. 2006 No. 116
Schedules 1, 2....................	rep. 1994 No. 5
Schedule 1
Schedule 1..........................	ad. 2005 No. 302
Schedule 3
Heading to Schedule 3.....	rs. 2000 Nos. 180 and 325; 2006 No. 116
Schedule 3..........................	am. 1994 No. 5; 1997 No. 421
	rs. 2000 No. 325
	am. 2001 No. 85; 2006 Nos. 116 and 293; 2007 No. 237
Schedule 3A........................	ad. 2000 No. 180
	rep. 2000 No. 325
Heading to Schedule 4.....	rs. 2000 No. 180
	rep. 2000 No. 325
Schedule 4..........................	am. 1994 No. 5; 1997 No. 421
	rep. 2000 No. 325
Schedule 4A........................	ad. 2000 No. 180
	rep. 2000 No. 325
Schedule 5..........................	am. 1994 No. 5; 1997 No. 421; 2000 No. 180
	rep. 2000 No. 325