{"id":"F2007L03999","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Communications Access Co-ordinator) Specification 2007","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":160792,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03999-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Communications Access Co-ordinator) Specification 2007","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Communications Access Co-ordinator Specification 2007\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) (Communications Access Co‑ordinator) Specification 2007\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n\nI, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney‑General, acting under subsection 6R (2) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act), and for paragraph (b) of the definition of Communications Access Co‑ordinator in subsection 6R (1) of the Act, specify the person holding or acting in the position of First Assistant Secretary, Security and Critical Infrastructure Division, in the Attorney‑General’s Department.\n\nThis Specification commences on the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Act 2007.\n\nDated 28 September 2007\n\nphilip ruddock\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1532},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains precisely focused on its original purpose of specifying which public service position holds the office of Communications Access Co-ordinator. It has not expanded beyond this narrow appointment function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational provision appointing one position","No definitions section (relies entirely on parent Act)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Minimal cross-referencing (only cites enabling subsection)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis document appoints a specific senior public servant to an important oversight role under Australia’s telecommunications surveillance laws.\n\n**Who it affects**\nIt designates the **First Assistant Secretary, Security and Critical Infrastructure Division** (in the Attorney‑General’s Department) — or anyone acting in that role — as the **Communications Access Co‑ordinator**.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe Communications Access Co‑ordinator acts as a central point of contact between government agencies (like law enforcement and security services) and telecommunications companies. They help coordinate technical and administrative arrangements for lawful interception of communications and access to metadata (data about who called whom, when, and for how long).\n\n**In short**\nThis is a machinery appointment — it simply names which senior bureaucrat holds this specific statutory office, ensuring there is always a clearly identified person responsible for overseeing how agencies access telecoms networks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-communications-access-co-ordinator-specification-2007/documents"}}