Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION) AMENDMENT ACT 2006 - SCHEDULE 6

Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

1  Subsection 5(1) (subparagraph (f)(ii) of the definition of permitted purpose )

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

                             (ii)  an investigation by the Director, Police Integrity under the Police Regulation Act or the Whistleblowers Protection Act, into serious misconduct (within the meaning of the Police Regulation Act); or

2  Subsection 5(1) (at the end of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of prescribed offence )

Add "or".

3  Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

"Whistleblowers Protection Act" means the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 of Victoria.

4  Paragraph 5D(4)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

                     (b)  Division 1A of Part IV of the Crimes Act 1900 of New South Wales;

5  Subsection 6(2)

Repeal the subsection.

6  Subsection 7(11)

Repeal the subsection.

7  Subsection 12(1)

Omit "(1)".

8  Subsection 55(5)

After "designated officer", insert ", or an employee of a carrier,".

9  Section 78

Omit "in Part IIA or".

10  Paragraphs 81C(3)(a) and (4)(a)

After "warrant", insert "has been issued".