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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 64

Dealing in connection with Organisation's functions

  (1)   A person may, in connection with the performance by the Organisation of its functions, or otherwise for purposes of security, communicate to another person, make use of, or make a record of the following:

  (a)   lawfully intercepted information other than foreign intelligence information or ASIO computer access intercept information;

  (b)   interception warrant information.

  (2)   The Director - General of Security, an ASIO employee or ASIO affiliate, in connection with the performance by the Organisation of its functions, may communicate to another such person, make use of, or make a record of, foreign intelligence information.

  (3)   Subsections   (1) and (2) do not apply to information:

  (a)   obtained by a person referred to in paragraph   55(3)(c) or (d) by intercepting a communication when exercising authority under a warrant issued to an agency; or

  (b)   communicated, in accordance with section   66, to a person referred to in paragraph   55(3)(c); or

  (c)   that is interception warrant information in relation to a warrant issued to an agency;

unless the information has been communicated to the Director - General of Security under section   68.

  (4)   However, a person referred to in paragraph   55(3)(c) or (d) may communicate to another person, make use of, or make a record of information referred to in paragraph   (3)(a), (b) or (c) of this section, that has not been communicated to the Director - General of Security under section   68, for a purpose or purposes connected with the investigation to which the warrant, under which the information was obtained, relates, and for no other purpose.


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