Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Western Australia Act 1996 (WA)

Western Australia Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Western Australia Act 1996 Western Australia Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Western Australia Act 1996 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4A. Authority required for some investigations 1 Part 2 — Functions of eligible authority 4. Eligible authority to keep warrants and related documents 1 5. Other records relating to interceptions to be kept by an eligible authority 1 6. Eligible authority to give certain documents to responsible Minister 1 7. Responsible Minister to give certain reports to Commonwealth Minister 1 8. Restricted records, keeping and destruction of 1 Part 3 — Functions of principal inspector 9. Functions, generally 1 10. Eligible authority's records to be inspected regularly 1 11. Reports about inspections, duties as to 1 12. Principal inspector may report on breaches of Acts 1 13. Inspections of records, powers for 1 14. Information relevant to inspections, power to obtain 1 15. Principal inspector to be given information and access despite other laws 1 16. Information obtained by inspecting officer, use of etc. 1 17. Inspecting officer not to be sued 1 18. Delegation by principal inspector 1 19. Application of Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 if inspecting officer is Parliamentary Commissioner or an officer of the Commissioner 1 20. Exchange of information between principal inspector and Commonwealth Ombudsman 1 Part 4 — Miscellaneous 21. Responsible Minister to give reports on inspections to Commonwealth Minister 1 22. Disclosure of information by officials restricted 1 23. Offences relating to inspections under Part 3 1 24. Regulations 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Western Australia Act 1996 An Act to enable the Corruption and Crime Commission and the Police Force to be declared agencies for the purposes of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth and for related purposes. [Long title amended: No. 1 of 2000 s. 4; No. 78 of 2003 s. 74; No. 2 of 2011 s. 4.]