{"id":"F2025L00608","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities––Queensland) Instrument 2025","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-emergency-service-facilities-queensland-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106410,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00608-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities––Queensland) Instrument 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

Commencement Information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is made.

28 May 2025

\n```\n\n Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeal","content":"#### 4 Repeal\n\n The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Services Facilities – Queensland) Instrument 2015 made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 is repealed.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Forces, services and geographical regions for emergency service facilities","content":"#### 5 Forces, services and geographical regions for emergency service facilities\n\n For the purposes of subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, each force or service operating the premises that have been declared to be an emergency service facility, and the geographical region in which those premises are located, is specified in Schedule 1.","sortOrder":4}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the same narrow, technical purpose as its 2015 predecessor: specifying Queensland emergency services and their geographical regions for the purposes of receiving intercepted telecommunications. There is no expansion of scope or purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (5 sections, ~300 words)","No defined terms section—relies on definitions in parent Act","Single substantive provision (section 5) that simply cross-refers to a Schedule","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward repeal and replacement of earlier instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 2015 order with a 2025 update listing which Queensland emergency services and specific designated facilities may lawfully receive intercepted telecommunications under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act. It affects Queensland police, fire, ambulance and related emergency service facilities, the telcos that must supply intercepted data, and individuals whose communications may be shared. It updates locations and recipients only — it does not broaden interception powers."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument expressly repeals the 2015 instrument (s 4) and specifies forces, services and regions in Schedule 1 (s 5). That repeal plus a new Schedule indicates the operative list is being updated, but whether the practical scope (which entities or regions are covered) increases, narrows or merely rewords the previous list cannot be determined from this instrument alone without comparing Schedule 1 to the 2015 Schedule."},"complexity_factors":["Operative effect depends on the contents of Schedule 1, which is not reproduced here (s 5).","Legal authority is a single cross‑reference to subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, so substantive scope is defined by that Act and the Schedule (s 3).","Repeals a prior instrument from 2015, indicating replacement rather than a novel regime; comparative scope requires side‑by‑side comparison of schedules (s 4).","Simple commencement mechanics: the whole instrument commences the day after it is made (commencement table, s 2).","Low internal regulatory complexity — no procedural rules, powers or obligations are set out in the instrument itself; it is primarily declaratory (overall structure)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the 2015 instrument and identifies which Queensland emergency service forces, services and geographical regions count as ‘emergency service facilities’ for the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It takes effect the day after it is made (28 May 2025) and lists the specific entities and regions in Schedule 1; it is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Act."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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