{"id":"F2023L01360","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities – Northern Territory) Instrument 2023","slug":"f2023l01360","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":319326,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01360-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities – Northern Territory) Instrument 2023.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\nThis instrument is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Emergency service facilities","content":"#### 5 Emergency service facilities\n\nFor subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, each force or service operating the premises that have been declared to be an emergency service facility and the geographical region in which those premises are located is specified in the following table.\n\n| Item | Name of force or service operating premises                                      | Geographical region of premises |\n| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |\n| 1    | Police Force of the Northern Territory                                           | Tennant Creek                   |\n| 1A   | Police Force of the Northern Territory                                           | Alice Springs                   |\n| 2    | Northern Territory Ambulance Services                                            | Alice Springs                   |\n| 2A   | Police Force of the Northern Territory and Northern Territory Ambulance Services | Knuckey Lagoon                  |\n| 2B   | Police Force of the Northern Territory and Northern Territory Ambulance Services | Nightcliff                      |\n| 4    | Airservices Australia Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Service                   | Marrara                         |\n| 5    | Airservices Australia Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Service                   | Alice Springs                   |\n| 6    | Airservices Australia Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Service                   | Yulara                          |","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 6(2D) of the TIA Act) – designating specific emergency service facilities and their geographical regions. There is no scope creep; it does not expand beyond the original legislative purpose of identifying which premises may receive intercepted communications."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short – only 3 operative sections plus a table","No defined terms section – relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act","Single cross-reference to subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979","Simple tabular format with only three columns of information","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements within the instrument itself","Straightforward declaratory function – merely specifies facilities and locations as permitted by the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates which Northern Territory emergency service facilities are authorised to receive intercepted telecommunications information under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It affects designated police, ambulance and airport firefighting locations and so alters where sensitive intercepted communications can be lawfully handled.\n\nWhy it matters: it narrows and clarifies secure sites for accessing intercepted data—balancing privacy protections with the needs of emergency responders, including newly added or expanded facilities such as Alice Springs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not purport to alter the statutory scheme; it specifies which Northern Territory emergency service premises fall within subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It therefore narrows the abstract category to named forces/services and regions rather than changing the Act’s substantive scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, declarative instrument limited to naming specified facilities and regions.","Legal effect depends on an external cross-reference: subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Authority).","Table format: multiple agencies and geographically specific entries (Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Knuckey Lagoon, Nightcliff, Marrara, Yulara).","Low statutory discretion in the instrument itself — it lists rather than prescribes procedures — but interpretation and implementation require consulting the parent Act.","Administrative consequences (which premises are covered) hinge on accurate identification of the listed locations and the agencies operating them."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates particular Northern Territory emergency service premises as ‘emergency service facilities’ for the purposes of subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It lists the Police Force of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Ambulance Services and Airservices Australia Aviation Rescue and Firefighting Service and the geographical regions of their premises. Mechanically, that listing brings those premises into the Act’s interception/access framework, affecting the listed agencies’ exposure to the Act’s operational and compliance requirements."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2023l01360","history":"/api/acts/f2023l01360/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2023l01360/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2023l01360/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2023l01360/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2023l01360/documents"}}