{"id":"F2006L03542","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 - Declaration of eligible authority as agency - Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":61082,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L03542-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 - Declaration of eligible authority as agency - Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia","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\nDeclaration of eligible authority as agency — Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n\nI, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney-General:\n\n(a) acting under section 34 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act) and at the request of the Premier of Western Australia; and\n\n(b) being satisfied that:\n\n (i) the law of Western Australia makes satisfactory provision in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection 35 (1) of the Act; and\n\n (ii) the State of Western Australia has entered into an agreement as required by subsection 35 (2) of the Act;\n\ndeclare the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia to be an agency for the purposes of the Act.\n\nDated 26 October 2006\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard administrative declaration made under the existing framework of the TIA Act. It does not expand the scope of the Act itself; it merely applies the existing scheme to a specific state agency that met the statutory criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose instrument: only declares one agency","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external Act)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Short length (under 200 words)","Straightforward procedural structure: power → satisfaction of conditions → declaration"],"plain_english_summary":"This document is a formal declaration made by the Attorney-General (Philip Ruddock) under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It designates the **Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia** as an \"agency\" under that Act.\n\n**What this means:**\n- The **Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979** (often called the TIA Act) is the law that allows certain government bodies to intercept phone calls, access stored communications (like emails), and collect telecommunications data (metadata).\n- Only specific organisations can do this — they must be declared as \"agencies\" under the Act.\n- This declaration adds the **Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia** (WA's anti-corruption body) to that list.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Once declared, this Commission can apply for warrants to intercept telecommunications and access data as part of its investigations into corruption and serious crime in Western Australia.\n- The declaration required two things: (1) WA law had to provide proper oversight and safeguards (section 35(1)), and (2) WA had to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth about how information would be handled (section 35(2)).\n- This is essentially the Commonwealth giving WA's corruption watchdog the legal keys to use federal telecommunications surveillance powers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not amend the Act or broaden its statutory text; it applies an existing statutory power (in section 34) to declare the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia an \"agency\" under the Act. The declaration changes the Commission's legal classification under the Act but does not, by itself, change the scope of the Act's provisions. The declaration depends on satisfactions required by subsection 35(1) and the agreement required by subsection 35(2), as recorded in the text."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to other provisions of the Act (section 34 and subsection 35(1) and (2)) — full effect requires reading those sections.","Intergovernmental requirement: the declaration rests on a state law assessment and a state agreement (s35(1) and s35(2)), adding an interjurisdictional dimension.","Exercise of executive discretion: the Attorney‑General must be \"satisfied\" about conditions, creating factual and administrative judgment that is not explained in this text.","Declaratory form: the instrument changes status but contains no operational detail, costs, or compliance instructions, so substantive consequences are opaque without the parent statute.","Concentrated decision-making (single Commonwealth official acting on a state request) increases importance of understanding procedural safeguards outside this document."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is a formal Commonwealth Attorney‑General declaration under section 34 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 that names the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia (CCC WA) as an \"agency.\" Made at the WA Premier’s request, the Attorney‑General records satisfaction with the state law and required intergovernmental agreement under section 35. It changes the CCC WA’s legal classification but contains no operational, cost or compliance details."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-act-1979-declaration-of-eligible-authority-as-agency-corr/documents"}}