Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2001
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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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ENDNOTES 4
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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
Telecommunications (Interception) (State
Provisions) Act 1988 to address inconsistencies
with the Telecommunications (Interception) Act
1979 of the Commonwealth which have resulted
from amendments to the Commonwealth Act.
Victoria
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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
In section 3(1) of the Telecommunications
(Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988—
(a) for the definition of "certifying officer"
substitute—
' "certifying officer" has the same meaning
as in the Commonwealth Act in the
case of the Police Force of a State;';
(b) for the definition of "communication"
substitute—
' "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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See:
Act No.
46/1988.
Reprint No. 1
as at
10 October
1996.
LawToday:
www.dms.
dpc.vic.
gov.au
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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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ENDNOTES
† 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."
Endnotes
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