{"id":"C2004A02125","name":"Telecommunications Amendment Act 1979","slug":"telecommunications-amendment-act-1979","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"115 of 1979","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":7220,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004A02125-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications Amendment Act 1979","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\nTelecommunications Amendment Act 1979\n\nNo. 115 of 1979\n\nAn Act to amend the Telecommunications Act 1975.\n\nBE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Telecommunications Amendment Act 1979.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979 comes into operation.\n\nInterception of information\n\n3. Section 86 of the Telecommunications Act 1975 is repealed.\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1135},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act performs exactly one limited function: repealing Section 86 of the Telecommunications Act 1975. It has not expanded beyond this original technical amendment purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short - only 3 operative sections","Single substantive action: repeal of one existing section","No defined terms, schedules, or explanatory notes","No conditional logic or exceptions","Only one cross-reference (commencement date tied to another Act)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act removes **Section 86** from the *Telecommunications Act 1975*, which previously dealt with the **interception of information** (essentially, the rules about listening in on or recording communications).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Repeals (deletes) the entire Section 86 from the 1975 Telecommunications Act\n- Takes effect on the same day the *Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979* starts operating\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis change likely shifted responsibility for telecommunications interception from the general telecommunications regulator to Australia's security intelligence service (ASIO) under its new legislative framework. It represents a move to centralise national security surveillance powers under dedicated intelligence legislation rather than general telecommunications law."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-amendment-act-1979/documents"}}