{"id":"F2009B00190","name":"Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 - Agency (Police Integrity Commission) Declaration 1998","slug":"telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":121635,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009B00190-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 - Agency (Police Integrity Commission) Declaration 1998","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 \n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\nTelecommunications (Interception) Act 1979\n\n \n\nAgency (Police Integrity Commission)\n\nDeclaration 1998\n\n \n\n \n\nI, DARYL ROBERT WILLIAMS.  Attorney-General, make this declaration under subsection 34 (1) of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979.\n\n\n \n\nDated 10 July 1998\n\n \n\nDaryl Williams\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n_______________\n\n \n\nName of declaration\n\n1.                 This Declaration is the Agency (Police Integrity Commission) Declaration 1998.\n\n\n \n\n \n\nCommencement\n\n2.                   This declaration commences on gazettal.\n\n \n\n \n\nDefinition\n\n3.                   In this declaration:\n\nAct means the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979.\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png) \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDeclaration\n\n4.                   The Police Integrity Commission is declared to be an agency for the purposes of the Act.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1737},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The declaration remains strictly limited to its original purpose of declaring the Police Integrity Commission as an eligible agency under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (section 4)","Only one defined term ('Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length is less than one page","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\n\nThis instrument declares the **Police Integrity Commission (PIC)** — which was New South Wales' independent body for investigating police corruption — to be an \"agency\" under the *Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979*.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nBeing declared an \"agency\" gave the PIC the power to **apply for warrants to intercept phone calls, texts, and other telecommunications** as part of corruption investigations. Without this declaration, the State-based Commission could not access these Commonwealth surveillance powers.\n\n**Key details**\n- The declaration was made by the Attorney-General under section 34 of the Act\n- It authorises a state integrity body to use federal interception powers\n- The Police Integrity Commission has since been replaced by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), but this declaration was essential for its investigative capabilities during its operation"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-act-1979-agency-police-integrity-commission-declaration-1998/documents"}}