Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00496:clause:2_63ab:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00496
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 63AB (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 297579–300439

63AB  Dealing in general computer access intercept information etc.
 (1) A person may, for the purposes of doing a thing authorised by a general computer access warrant:
 (a) communicate general computer access intercept information to another person; or
 (b) make use of general computer access intercept information; or
 (c) make a record of general computer access intercept information; or
 (d) give general computer access intercept information in evidence in a proceeding.
 (2) A person may:
 (a) communicate general computer access intercept information to another person; or
 (b) make use of general computer access intercept information; or
 (c) make a record of general computer access intercept information;
if the information relates, or appears to relate, to the involvement, or likely involvement, of a person in one or more of the following activities:
 (d) activities that present a significant risk to a person's safety;
 (e) acting for, or on behalf of, a foreign power (within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979);
 (f) activities that are, or are likely to be, a threat to security;
 (g) activities that pose a risk, or are likely to pose a risk, to the operational security (within the meaning of the Intelligence Services Act 2001) of the Organisation or of ASIS, AGO or ASD (within the meanings of that Act);
 (h) activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or the movement of goods listed from time to time in the Defence and Strategic Goods List (within the meaning of regulation 13E of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958);
 (i) activities related to a contravention, or an alleged contravention, by a person of a UN sanction enforcement law (within the meaning of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945).
 (3) A person may, in connection with:
 (a) the performance by an Ombudsman official of the Ombudsman official's functions or duties; or
 (b) the exercise by an Ombudsman official of the Ombudsman official's powers;
communicate to the Ombudsman official, or make use of, or make a record of, general computer access intercept information.
 (4) An Ombudsman official may, in connection with:
 (a) the performance by the Ombudsman official of the Ombudsman official's functions or duties; or
 (b) the exercise by the Ombudsman official of the Ombudsman official's powers;
communicate to another person, or make use of, or make a record of, general computer access intercept information.
 (5) If:
 (a) information was obtained by intercepting a communication passing over a telecommunications system; and
 (b) the interception was purportedly for the purposes of doing a thing specified in a general computer access warrant; and
 (c) the interception was not authorised by the general computer access warrant;
then:
 (d) a person may, in connection