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Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Act 2004
No. 148, 2004
An Act to amend the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Act 2004
No. 148, 2004
An Act to amend the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979, and for other purposes
[Assented to 14 December 2004]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Act 2004.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
1 Subsection 6E(1) Omit "subsection (2)", substitute "subsections (2) and (3)".
2 At the end of section 6E Add:
(3) A reference in this Act to lawfully obtained information does not include a reference to information obtained by intercepting a stored communication (within the meaning of subsection 7(3A)), so long as the interception happens during the 12‑month period beginning at the commencement of this subsection.
3 After paragraph 7(2)(ac) Insert: (ad) the interception of a stored communication, so long as the interception happens during the 12‑month period beginning at the commencement of this paragraph;
4 After subsection 7(3) Insert:
(3A) In paragraph (2)(ad), a stored communication is a communication that is stored on equipment or any other thing, but does not include: (a) a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) communication; or (b) any other communication; stored on a highly transitory basis as an integral function of the technology used in its transmission.
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