Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203:clause:1_54a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00203
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 54A
Character Range: 532903–535110

54A  Emergency requests
 (1) A person may take action under subsection (2) or (3) if:
 (a) the person is a party to a communication passing over a telecommunications system; and
 (b) as a result of information conveyed by another party to the communication (the caller) and of any other matters, the person forms the honest belief that either of the following emergencies exist:
 (i) another person (whether or not the caller) is dying, is being seriously injured or has been seriously injured;
 (ii) another person (whether or not the caller) is likely to die or be seriously injured; and
 (c) the person does not know the location of the caller.
 (2) The person may request the Norfolk Island Regional Council to intercept a communication for the purposes of tracing the location of the caller if the person is:
 (a) a member of the Police Force; and
 (b) of the opinion that tracing the location of the caller is likely to be of assistance in dealing with the emergency.
 (3) If the person is not a member of the Police Force, the person may inform, or cause another person to inform, a member of the Police Force of the matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c).
 (4) A member of the Police Force may request the Norfolk Island Regional Council to intercept a communication for the purposes of tracing the location of the caller if the member is:
 (a) informed by a person under subsection (3) of the matters referred to in paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c); and
 (b) of the opinion that tracing the location of the caller is likely to be of assistance in dealing with the emergency.
 (5) If, because of a request under subsection (2) or (4), the Norfolk Island Regional Council intercepts a communication for the purpose of tracing the location of a caller, the Council must communicate the location of the caller to:
 (a) the member of the Police Force who made the request; or
 (b) another member of the Police Force.
 (6) A member of the Police Force who makes a request under subsection (2) or (4) must, as soon as practicable after making the request, give, or cause another member of the Police Force to give, written confirmation of the request to the Norfolk Island Regional Council.