Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION) AMENDMENT ACT 2006 (NO. 40, 2006) - SCHEDULE 6

Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

1  Subsection 5(1) (subparagraph (f)(ii) of the definition of permitted purpose )

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

                             (ii)  an investigation by the Director, Police Integrity under the Police Regulation Act or the Whistleblowers Protection Act, into serious misconduct (within the meaning of the Police Regulation Act); or

2  Subsection 5(1) (at the end of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of prescribed offence )

Add “or”.

3  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

"Whistleblowers Protection Act" means the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 of Victoria.

4  Paragraph 5D(4)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (b)  Division 1A of Part IV of the Crimes Act 1900 of New South Wales;

5  Subsection 6(2)

Repeal the subsection.

6  Subsection 7(11)

Repeal the subsection.

7  Subsection 12(1)

Omit “(1)”.

8  Subsection 55(5)

After “designated officer”, insert “, or an employee of a carrier,”.

9  Section 78

Omit “in Part IIA or”.

10  Paragraphs 81C(3)(a) and (4)(a)

After “warrant”, insert “has been issued”.

Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 16 February 2006

Senate on 1 March 2006