Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) REGULATIONS 2017

- made under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name  
   3.      Authority  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--GENERAL--MATTERS

   8.      Warrants authorising agencies to intercept telecommunications--prescribed forms  
   9.      Stored communications warrant--prescribed form  
   10.     Journalist information warrant--prescribed form  
   10A.    Identifying and blocking malicious SMS messages  

   PART 3--ACCESS--TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA

           Division 1--Journalist information warrants

   11.     Public Interest Advocate to be given proposed journalist information warrant requests made by the Director - General of Security  
   12.     Public Interest Advocate to be given proposed journalist information warrant applications made by an enforcement agency  
   13.     Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications  
   14.     Public Interest Advocate to prepare submissions  
   15.     Public Interest Advocate's attendance at hearing of oral application by an enforcement agency for a proposed journalist information warrant  
   16.     Further information, or a copy or summary of information, to be given to Public Interest Advocate  
   17.     Public Interest Advocate to return proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications  

           Division 2--Public Interest Advocates

   18.     Eligibility for appointment  
   19.     Term of appointment  
   20.     Remuneration  
   21.     Disclosure of interests  
   22.     Conflicts of interest  
   23.     Resignation  
   24.     Termination of appointment  
   25.     Immunity from legal action  

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   26.     Arrangements with States and Territories  

   PART 3A--INTERNATIONAL--PRODUCTION ORDERS

   26A.    Designated international agreement--Australia - US CLOUD Act Agreement  

   PART 4--TRANSITIONAL--MATTERS

   27.     Things done under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 1987  
           SCHEDULE 1 Forms of warrants
           SCHEDULE 2 Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime