Inquiry into the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications
Interception and
Other Measures) Bill 2005
Information about the inquiry
On 11 May 2005, the Senate
referred the above Bill to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation
Committee for inquiry and report by
14 June 2005. On 14 June 2005, the Senate agreed to extend the
reporting date to 17 June 2005.
The Bill will amend the
Criminal Code Act 1995 (the Criminal Code) to extend the defences to
certain offences under Part 10.6 of the Criminal Code to all agencies who
may exercise powers under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
(the TI Act). The Bill will also amend the TI Act to, amongst other
things:
- allow the
interception (without a warrant) of communications to and from certain
declared emergency services facilities;
- allow the
interception (without a warrant) by authorised radiocommunications
inspectors who are fulfilling their statutory obligations under the
Radiocommunications Act 1992; and
- implement the
recommendations dealing with statistical information for named-person
warrants, reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman and civil-forfeiture regimes
contained in the Report of the Review of Named Person Warrants and Other
Matters (completed by Mr Tom Sherman AO in 2003).
Lodging Submissions
Submissions are called for by
27 May 2005. Submissions become Committee documents and are only made
public after a decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of
submissions is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance
can be obtained by phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3560.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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