Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749:section:71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00749
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 71
Character Range: 390820–392691

71  Dealing with information where interception suspected to be unlawful
 (1) Where a person suspects on reasonable grounds that information (in this section called the relevant information) obtained by intercepting a communication may tend to establish that a prescribed offence (in this section called a suspected offence), being:
 (a) an offence against subsection 7(1) constituted by the interception, or by authorising, suffering or permitting, or doing an act or thing to enable, the interception;
 (b) an offence against section 63 constituted by communicating to a person, making use of, making a record of, or giving in evidence in a proceeding, information obtained by the interception; or
 (c) an ancillary offence relating to an offence of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection;
has been committed, the succeeding provisions of this section have effect, whether or not the interception contravened subsection 7(1).
 (2) The person may communicate the relevant information to:
 (a) the Attorney‑General; or
 (aa) the Minister; or
 (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions; or
 (c) the Commissioner of Police; or
 (ca) the National Anti‑Corruption Commissioner; or
 (cb) the Inspector of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission; or
 (d) the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC.
 (3) A person to whom the relevant information is communicated in accordance with subsection (2) may, for a purpose connected with:
 (a) an investigation of a suspected offence;
 (b) the making by an authority, body or person of a decision whether or not to begin a proceeding by way of a prosecution for a suspected offence; or
 (c) a proceeding by way of a prosecution for a suspected offence;
or for 2 or more such purposes, and for no other purpose, communicate to another person, make use of, or make a record of, some or all of the relevant information.