Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2001 (Vic)

Telecommunications (Interception) (State

Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2001

Act No. 65/2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page

1.	Purpose	1
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Amendment of definitions	2

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Victoria

No. 65 of 2001

Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) (Amendment) Act

2001†

[Assented to 23 October 2001]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to amend the with the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth which have resulted from amendments to the Commonwealth Act.

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2. Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Amendment of definitions

See:

Act No.	In section 3(1) of the Telecommunications
46/1988.	(Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988—
Reprint No. 1
as at	(a) for the definition of "certifying officer"
10 October

1996.   substitute—

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' "certifying officer" has the same meaning
dpc.vic.	as in the Commonwealth Act in the
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case of the Police Force of a State;';

(b)

for the definition of "communication" ' "communication" includes conversation

and a message, and any part of a

conversation or message, whether—

(a) in the form of—

(i) speech, music or other
sounds; or

(ii) data; or (iii) text; or

(iv)  visual images, whether or not animated; or

(v) signals; or

(b) in any other form or in any combination of forms;';

(c) in the definition of "permitted purpose"—

(i)after paragraph (d) insert— "(da) the keeping of records by the

Police Force under sections 5, 6 and 9; or";

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(ii)after paragraph (h) insert— "(ha) the making by a person of a

decision in relation to the
appointment, re-appointment,
term of appointment or retirement
of an officer or member of staff of

the Police Force; or

(hb) a review (whether by way of

appeal or otherwise) of a decision referred to in paragraph (ha); or";

(d) in the definition of "record"—

(i) at the end of paragraph (b) omit "or";

(ii) omit paragraph (c);

(e) in the definition of "restricted record"—

(i) omit "(a)";
(ii) at the end of the paragraph, omit "or";

(iii) omit paragraph (b).

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 19 September 2001

Legislative Council: 10 October 2001

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the
Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988 as a
consequence of amendments to the Telecommunications (Interception)
Act 1979 of the Commonwealth and for other purposes."