Strengthening Oversight of the National Intelligence Community Act 2025 (75 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments commencing with the main amendments

Telecommunications Act 1997

292   Subsection 317MA(1F)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1F) If the chief officer of an interception agency extends the period for which a technical assistance notice is in force, the chief officer must, within 7 days after extending the period, notify the following person of the extension:

(a) if the interception agency is the Australian Crime Commission - the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security;

(b) otherwise - the Commonwealth Ombudsman.