Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1) (Cth)

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1)

Select Legislative Instrument No. 28, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.

Dated             14 March 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Mark Dreyfus

Attorney‑General

Contents

1............ Name of regulation............................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................ 1

4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                       2

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 1987               2

1Name of regulation

This regulation is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Regulation 2013 (No. 1).

2Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3Authority

This regulation is made under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.

4Schedule(s)

Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 1987

1  After regulation 2AA

Insert:

2AB  Criminal organisation—prescribed provisions

Section 7 of the Serious Crime Control Act (NT) is prescribed for paragraph (b) of the definition of criminal organisation in subsection 5(1) of the Act.

Note: Section 7 of the Serious Crime Control Act (NT) describes an organisation declared under section 15 of that Act.