EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by the authority of the Attorney-General
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications and Other Measures) Act 2005
Proclamation
The Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications and Other Measures) Act 2005 (the amending Act) amended the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Interception Act) to enable more effective use of intercepted material by agencies involved in the investigation of corruption.
Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the amending Act amends the Interception Act to include the Victorian Office of Police Integrity as an “eligible authority” for the purposes of the Interception Act, thereby allowing it to receive lawfully intercepted material in order to fulfil its statutory obligations to investigate misconduct including corruption. This amendment was created as a result of consultation with the Victorian Government.
Item 3 of the table in subsection 2 (1) of the amending Act provides that Part 2 of Schedule 1 to that Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation. If this provision does not commence within a period of 12 months from the day that Act receives Royal Assent, it will be repealed on the first day after the end of that period. The amending Act received Royal Assent on 14 December 2005.
The Proclamation fixes 1 October 2006 as the day on which Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the amending Act commences.
The Proclamation is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.