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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 2017
made under the

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

Compilation No. 11

Compilation date: 12 November 2024

                Includes amendments: by editorial change

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 2017 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 November 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
Part 2—General matters
6 Criminal organisation—prescribed provision
7 Proceeding for confiscation or forfeiture or for pecuniary penalty—prescribed Acts
8 Warrants authorising agencies to intercept telecommunications—prescribed forms
9 Stored communications warrant—prescribed form
10 Journalist information warrant—prescribed form
10A Identifying and blocking malicious SMS messages
Part 3—Access to telecommunications data
Division 1—Journalist information warrants
11 Public Interest Advocate to be given proposed journalist information warrant requests made by the Director‑General of Security
12 Public Interest Advocate to be given proposed journalist information warrant applications made by an enforcement agency
13 Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications
14 Public Interest Advocate to prepare submissions
15 Public Interest Advocate's attendance at hearing of oral application by an enforcement agency for a proposed journalist information warrant
16 Further information, or a copy or summary of information, to be given to Public Interest Advocate
17 Public Interest Advocate to return