Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00078:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021A00078
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 19917–21620

1  Simplified outline of this Schedule

         • This Schedule provides for a scheme to facilitate cooperation in law enforcement matters between Australia and each foreign country that is a party to a designated international agreement.
         • The scheme deals with electronic information held by, or under the control of, prescribed communications providers.
         • The scheme has the following components:
             (a) the issue under this Schedule of international production orders that are directed to prescribed communications providers;
             (b) in a case where a corresponding order is issued by a competent authority of a foreign country in accordance with a designated international agreement—the exemption of acts or things done in compliance with such an order from Commonwealth laws restricting interception or disclosure.
         • The scheme extends to matters outside Australia.
         • An international production order may be issued for purposes in connection with:
             (a) the investigation of an offence of a serious nature; or
             (b) the monitoring of a person subject to a control order, so as to protect the public from terrorist acts, prevent support for terrorist acts and hostile acts overseas and detect breaches of the control order; or
             (c) the carrying out by the Organisation of its functions.
         • There are 3 types of international production orders:
             (a) international production orders relating to interception; and
             (b) international production orders relating to stored communications; and
             (c) international production orders relating to telecommunications data.