Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 16

             (1)  Where:

                     (a)  an authorised representative of a carrier has been given a copy of a warrant under section 9A or 11B; and

                    (aa)  the warrant is not a warrant that authorises interception of communications made by means of a telecommunications device or telecommunications devices identified in the warrant; and

                     (b)  it is proposed, under the warrant, to intercept communications made to or from a telecommunications service operated by the carrier; and

                     (c)  the service was not identified in the warrant;

a certifying person must cause that authorised representative to be given, as soon as practicable, a description in writing of the service sufficient to identify it.

          (1A)  Where:

                     (a)  an authorised representative of a carrier has been given a copy of a warrant under section 9A or 11B; and

                     (b)  the warrant is a warrant that authorises interception of communications made by means of a telecommunications device or telecommunications devices identified in the warrant; and

                     (c)  it is proposed, under the warrant, to intercept, by means of a telecommunications device, communications made to or from a telecommunications service operated by the carrier; and

                     (d)  the device was not identified in the warrant;

a certifying person must cause that authorised representative to be given, as soon as practicable, a description in writing of the device sufficient to identify it.

             (2)  Where:

                     (a)  an authorised representative of a carrier has been given a description of a telecommunications service to or from which, or a telecommunications device or telecommunications devices by means of which, communications are proposed to be intercepted under a warrant under section 9A or 11B; and

                     (b)  the Director-General of Security is satisfied that the interception of communications to or from that service, or by means of the device or devices, is no longer required;

a certifying person must cause:

                     (c)  that authorised representative to be informed of the fact immediately; and

                     (d)  confirmation in writing of the fact to be given as soon as practicable to that authorised representative.