Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Act 2012 (194 of 2012)

Schedule 1   Integrity testing and expansion of coverage by ACLEI

Part 3   Related amendments

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

91   Application of amendments in Part 3

Amendments of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004

(1) Subsections 14(3B) and 39(3A) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, as inserted by this Part, apply in relation to an integrity operation for which the integrity authority was granted on or after the commencement of this Part, whether the act or omission constituting the suspected offence to which the operation relates occurred (or is alleged to have occurred) before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Section 45A of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to protected information whether the information was obtained or created before, on or after the commencement of this Part.

Amendments of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

(3) The amendments of the definition of permitted purpose in subsection 5(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, and section 6S of that Act, as made and inserted by this Part, apply in relation to the communication, use and recording of lawfully intercepted information or interception warrant information on or after the commencement of this Part, whether the information was obtained, or the interception warrant was issued, before, on or after that commencement.

(4) Paragraphs 68(m), (n) and (o) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, as added by this Part, apply in relation to the communication of lawfully intercepted information or interception warrant information on or after the commencement of this Part, whether the information was obtained, or the interception warrant was issued, before, on or after that commencement.

(5) Section 139A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to the communication, use or recording of lawfully accessed information or stored communications warrant information for a permitted purpose referred to in section 6S of that Act (as inserted by this Part) on or after the commencement of this Part, whether the information was obtained, or the stored communications warrant was issued, before, on or after that commencement.

(6) Sections 74 and 143 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 apply to the giving of information in evidence in a proceeding referred to in paragraph 5B(1)(eb) of that Act (as inserted by this Part) that is, or that relates to, disciplinary or legal action on or after the commencement of this Part, whether the information was obtained, or the interception warrant or stored communications warrant was issued, before, on or after that commencement.