{"id":"F2009L02151","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009","slug":"f2009l02151","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":327178,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02151-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n\nI, ROBERT BRUCE McCLELLAND, Attorney-General, acting under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, declare that unsworn staff members of the State Intelligence Group, State Crime Operations Command, Queensland Police Service, occupy positions corresponding to those of unsworn staff members of Australian Federal Police.\n\nDated              26 May  2009\n\n \n\n \n\nRobert McClelland\n\n \n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the narrow, specific function intended by section 6N of the parent Act: equating specified state police staff positions with AFP positions for interception purposes. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative sentence with no defined terms","No cross-references to other sections beyond the empowering provision (section 6N)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 100 words of substantive content","No schedules, tables, or subsidiary instruments attached"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal declaration made by the Attorney-General in 2009. It gives certain unsworn (non-officer) staff members of the Queensland Police Service the same legal status as equivalent staff in the Australian Federal Police (AFP) when it comes to telecommunications interception and access powers.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The **Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979** is the federal law that lets law enforcement agencies secretly intercept phone calls, emails, and other communications with a warrant.\n- Normally, these powers are tightly restricted to specific agencies and positions.\n- This declaration extends those powers to **unsworn staff members** (civilian employees, not sworn police officers) who work in the **State Intelligence Group** and **State Crime Operations Command** of the Queensland Police.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It allows Queensland Police civilian intelligence analysts and support staff to access intercepted communications data, not just sworn officers.\n- This recognises that modern policing relies heavily on specialist civilian staff who analyse intelligence, not just uniformed officers.\n- Without this declaration, these staff would lack the legal authority to handle sensitive intercepted material, even if they were doing the same job as their AFP counterparts."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This declaration expands the class of persons treated as equivalent to \"unsworn staff members of Australian Federal Police\" for the purposes of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 by adding unsworn staff of the State Intelligence Group, State Crime Operations Command, Queensland Police Service. The instrument therefore changes the set of personnel to whom the Act’s AFP‑related references apply (basis: declaration under section 6N)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument with a narrow legal effect (classification/correspondence).","Relies on cross-reference to section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979; substantive effects depend on other provisions of that Act.","Term \"corresponding\" requires interpretation against the Act’s definitions and administrative practice.","Implementation requires administrative adjustments by QPS and possibly Commonwealth agencies, creating modest compliance steps despite legal simplicity.","Consequence uncertainty: the declaration does not itself list the specific authorisations or operational procedures that will change, so practical effect must be read against the wider statutory scheme."],"plain_english_summary":"This ministerial declaration (s.6N TIA Act, 26 May 2009) treats unsworn staff in the Queensland Police Service’s State Intelligence Group and State Crime Operations Command as corresponding to unsworn Australian Federal Police positions for the Act’s purposes. It doesn’t create new powers but changes which legal authorisations, accreditation and access pathways under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act apply to those QPS personnel."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2009l02151","history":"/api/acts/f2009l02151/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2009l02151/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2009l02151/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2009l02151/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2009l02151/documents"}}