TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1996

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Terms used
 
• 4A Authority required for some investigations

PART 2 -- Functions of eligible authority  

• 4 Eligible authority to keep warrants and related documents
 
• 5 Other records relating to interceptions to be kept by an eligible authority
 
• 6 Eligible authority to give certain documents to responsible Minister
 
• 7 Responsible Minister to give certain reports to Commonwealth Minister
 
• 8 Restricted records, keeping and destruction of

PART 3 -- Functions of principal inspector  

• 9 Functions, generally
 
• 10 Eligible authority’s records to be inspected regularly
 
• 11 Reports about inspections, duties as to
 
• 12 Principal inspector may report on breaches of Acts
 
• 13 Inspections of records, powers for
 
• 14 Information relevant to inspections, power to obtain
 
• 15 Principal inspector to be given information and access despite other laws
 
• 16 Information obtained by inspecting officer, use of etc.
 
• 17 Inspecting officer not to be sued
 
• 18 Delegation by principal inspector
 
• 19 Application of Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 if inspecting officer is Parliamentary Commissioner or an officer of the Commissioner
 
• 20 Exchange of information between principal inspector and Commonwealth Ombudsman

PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

• 21 Responsible Minister to give reports on inspections to Commonwealth Minister
 
• 22 Disclosure of information by officials restricted
 
• 23 Offences relating to inspections under Part
 
• 24 Regulations
  Other notes Defined terms