Telecommunications Amendment (Get a Warrant Bill 2013)
Submission Date: 31 July 2013
The Law Council of Australia is pleased to provide some brief comments to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (the Committee) as part of its inquiry into the provisions of the Telecommunications Amendment (Get a Warrant) Bill 2013 (Cth) (the Bill).
The Bill was introduced by Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam on 18 June 2013 and seeks to amend the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth) (the TIA Act) by inserting new provisions that require the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and certain enforcement agencies to obtain a warrant in order to access or disclose existing and prospective telecommunications data, and makes a number of related changes to the TIA Act.
The Law Council generally supports the objects of the Bill, which aim to introduce a greater level of oversight and accountability into the existing regime for authorising access to and disclosure of telecommunications data by certain enforcement and intelligence agencies. Many features of the Bill align with past recommendations of the Law Council, including recommendations to replace the system of authorisations for accessing and disclosing prospective telecommunications data with a warrant based system.
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Last Updated on 07/04/2025
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