Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742:section:270
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00742
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 270
Character Range: 413191–414205

270  Simplified outline
  The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

         • Carriers, carriage service providers, number‑database operators, emergency call persons and their respective associates must protect the confidentiality of information that relates to:
             (a) the contents of communications that have been, or are being, carried by carriers or carriage service providers; and
             (b) carriage services supplied by carriers and carriage service providers; and
             (c) the affairs or personal particulars of other persons.
         • The disclosure or use of protected information is authorised in limited circumstances (for example, disclosure or use for purposes relating to the enforcement of the criminal law).
         • An authorised recipient of protected information may only disclose or use the information for an authorised purpose.
         • Certain record‑keeping requirements are imposed in relation to authorised disclosures or uses of information.