{"id":"F2009L02698","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009 No. 2","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79775,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02698-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009 No. 2","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\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Queensland Police Service) Declaration 2009 No. 2\n\nTelecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979\n\nI, ROBERT BRUCE McCLELLAND, Attorney-General, acting under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, declare that staff members of the Telecommunications Interception Group, State Crime Operations Command, Queensland Police Service, occupy positions corresponding to those of Australian Federal Police employees who are not members of the Australian Federal Police.\n\nDated                       6 July 2009\n\n \n\n \n\nRobert McClelland\n\n \n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not amend the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It operates by making a statutory declaration under s6N that a named group of Queensland Police staff correspond to a specified class of AFP employees. This is a classificatory action that applies existing Act provisions to the named staff rather than changing the Act’s scope or creating new powers."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument: a one‑sentence legal classification","Depends on cross-reference to s6N and other provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to determine practical effects","Phrase \"occupy positions corresponding to\" is precise in intent but requires interpretation against the Act’s definitions and authorisation mechanisms","No operational detail, funding or procedural guidance included—practical implementation requires consultation with the administering agencies"],"plain_english_summary":"The Attorney‑General declared that specified Queensland Police Service staff in the Telecommunications Interception Group are to be treated as holding positions corresponding to a particular class of Australian Federal Police employees under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. This statutory reclassification lets the Act’s interception/access rules apply to those officers by correspondence; it does not amend funding, operational procedures or create new duties itself."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: extending a specific legal status to a specific group of state police staff to enable their participation in telecommunications interception activities. There is no evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative paragraph consisting of one sentence","No defined terms within the instrument itself (relies entirely on external definitions in the parent Act)","No cross-references to other sections beyond the enabling provision (section 6N)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Total length: approximately 100 words of substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal declaration made by the Attorney-General in 2009. It gives certain Queensland police staff the same legal status as Australian Federal Police (AFP) employees for the purposes of Australia's telecommunications interception laws.\n\n**What it does:**\n- The *Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979* is the law that lets police and security agencies get warrants to listen to phone calls and access other communications.\n- Normally, this law applies to specific federal agencies like the AFP.\n- This declaration says that staff members of the **Telecommunications Interception Group** within the **State Crime Operations Command** of the **Queensland Police Service** are treated the same as AFP employees who are not sworn police officers (administrative and technical staff).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Specifically, staff in the Queensland Police's Telecommunications Interception Group\n- These are the technical and support staff who help run wiretapping operations for Queensland police\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Without this declaration, these Queensland staff might not have been able to legally handle intercepted communications or access the systems used for lawful interception.\n- It ensures state police can work with federal agencies on serious criminal investigations involving phone taps, without legal gaps about who can touch the intercepted data."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-queensland-police-service-declaration-20/documents"}}