Western Australian Current Acts

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