Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) (No 4) Act 2023 (SA)

South Australia

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) (No 4) Act 2023

An Act to amend the Surveillance Devices Act 2016 and the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 2012.

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1Preliminary1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) (No 4) Act 2023.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it is assented to by the Governor.

Part 2Amendment of Surveillance Devices Act 20163Amendment of section 3 – Interpretation

Section 3(1), definition of review agency—delete "reviewer" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

Inspector

Part 3Amendment of Telecommunications (Interception) Act 20124Amendment of section 2 – Interpretation

Section 2(1), definition of review agency—delete "reviewer" wherever occurring and substitute in each case:

Inspector

Schedule 1—Transitional provision

1—Reviews

1. (1)

   Despite section 32 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2016, any review required to be conducted under that section after 31 August 2022 that has not been completed before the commencement of this clause is instead required to be conducted as part of the next review that occurs under section 32 after the commencement of this clause.

2. (2)

   Despite section 5 of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 2012, any review required to be conducted under that section after 31 August 2022 that has not been completed before the commencement of this clause is instead required to be conducted as part of the next review that occurs under section 5 after the commencement of this clause.