{"id":"F2024L00646","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Criminal Law-Enforcement Agency—ACT Integrity Commission) Declaration 2024","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105242,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2024L00646-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Criminal Law-Enforcement Agency—ACT Integrity Commission) Declaration 2024","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.jpeg)\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) (Criminal Law-Enforcement Agency—ACT Integrity Commission) Declaration 2024\n\nI, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General, make this instrument under section 110A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act).\n\nDated 4 June 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Criminal Law-Enforcement Agency—ACT Integrity Commission) Declaration 2024.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on the day after registration.\n\n> Note See paragraph 110A(10)(b) of the Act for cessation of this instrument.\n\n3 Declaration\n\n(1) For paragraph 110A(3)(a) of the Act, I declare the ACT Integrity Commission to be a criminal law-enforcement agency.\n\n(2) For paragraph 110A(3)(b) of the Act, I declare each staff member of the ACT Integrity Commission to be officers of the ACT Integrity Commission for the purposes of the Act.\n\n4 Conditions\n\n(1) Under subsection 110A(6) of the Act, this declaration is subject to the following conditions:\n\n(a) ACT Integrity Commission officers are not to exercise powers under the Act with respect to any preliminary inquiries conducted by the ACT Integrity Commission under the authority of section 86 of the Integrity Commission Act 2018 (ACT).","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1537},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a new declaration establishing original scope. It creates a fresh grant of surveillance powers to the ACT Integrity Commission rather than expanding existing powers. The instrument precisely matches its stated purpose: adding the Commission to the list of agencies with interception capabilities while imposing the specific limitation regarding preliminary inquiries."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 operative sections)","Single substantive condition restricting use to non-preliminary investigations","Minimal cross-referencing (only section 110A of the parent Act)","No defined terms or interpretive provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration gives the ACT Integrity Commission (Canberra's anti-corruption watchdog) the power to intercept telecommunications — meaning they can legally access phone calls, texts, and internet data during investigations.\n\n**What changes:**\n- The ACT Integrity Commission is now classified as a 'criminal law-enforcement agency' under federal surveillance laws\n- Its staff are designated as officers who can apply for warrants to intercept communications\n\n**Important limitation:**\n- These powers **cannot** be used during 'preliminary inquiries' (early-stage investigations to determine if there's enough evidence to launch a full probe)\n- They can only be used once a formal investigation is underway\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThis puts the ACT's anti-corruption body on similar footing to police and major crime commissions, giving them powerful tools to investigate serious corruption. However, the restriction protects against fishing expeditions — the commission can't spy on people's communications just to see if they might find something suspicious."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-criminal-law-enforcement-agency-act-integrity-commission-/documents"}}