Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsEnforcement of the criminal law
(1) Sections 276, 277 and 278 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 do not prevent a disclosure by a person (the holder ) of information or a document to an enforcement agency if the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law.
Enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty or protection of the public revenue
(2) Sections 276 and 277 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 do not prevent a disclosure by a person (the holder ) of information or a document to an enforcement agency if the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty or for the protection of the public revenue.
(3) This section does not apply if a relevant staff member of an enforcement agency requests the holder to disclose the information or document.
Note: Sections 178 to 180 deal with the disclosure of
information or a document in response to authorisations by an authorised
officer of an enforcement agency.