{"id":"F2011L00237","name":"Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Staff Members of Tasmania and South Australia Police) Declaration 2011","slug":"telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":86489,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00237-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 Tasmania and South Australia Police) Declaration 2011","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 Tasmania and South Australia Police) Declaration 2011\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 persons employed or seconded to the:\n\n- Tasmania Police Telecommunications Interception Services, and\n- South Australia Police Telecommunications Interception Section and Anti-Corruption Branch\n\n\noccupy positions corresponding to those of Australian Federal Police employees who are not members of the Australian Federal Police.\n\nDated      8 February                       2011\n\nROBERT MCCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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 employment category under section 6N of the parent Act to named state police units. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original statutory purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document — approximately 150 words total","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond naming the parent Act","Single operative provision with no conditions, exceptions, or nested logic","Straightforward declaratory language: 'declare that persons employed... occupy positions corresponding to...'"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short legal declaration made by the Attorney-General in 2011. It says that certain police staff in Tasmania and South Australia can be treated the same as Australian Federal Police (AFP) employees for the purposes of Australia's telecommunications interception laws.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Expands who can access intercepted communications** — Normally, only specific AFP employees can handle intercepted phone calls and messages under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. This declaration adds staff from two specific state police units to that list.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Staff working in the **Tasmania Police Telecommunications Interception Services**\n- Staff working in the **South Australia Police Telecommunications Interception Section and Anti-Corruption Branch**\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This allows state police in Tasmania and South Australia to **lawfully access and handle intercepted telecommunications** (like phone taps) for investigations, without needing separate federal approval each time. It streamlines cooperation between state and federal police on serious crimes and corruption investigations.\n- It reflects how Australia's national security and law enforcement framework often relies on **delegated legislation** (rules made by ministers rather than Parliament) to quickly adapt operational needs."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is a narrow, targeted classification under the power in section 6N. It does not on its face expand or narrow the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act itself; it declares which state police positions correspond to a specified AFP employee category for the Act’s purposes. Any change in operational scope flows from application of the Act to those positions rather than from the declaration altering the Act’s substantive reach."},"complexity_factors":["Very short text with a single declaratory action: classifies specified state police positions as corresponding to a named AFP employee category.","Relies on cross‑reference to section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 for legal authority, so understanding full effect requires consulting that section and the Act’s substantive provisions.","Administrative discretion is concentrated in the Attorney‑General under section 6N, creating dependence on executive decision‑making practice rather than complex statutory machinery.","Operational consequences are conditional and located in other parts of the Act and agency implementation, which increases practical interpretive work though not textual complexity of the instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This Attorney‑General declaration under section 6N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 classifies staff of two state police units in Tasmania and South Australia as occupying positions “corresponding to” AFP employees who are not AFP members. \n\nThat reclassification matters because it changes those positions’ legal status under the Act—potentially affecting what duties, access or obligations apply to those officers—while leaving operational details, funding and oversight to the Act and the agencies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl","history":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl/history","analysis":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/telecommunications-interception-and-access-staff-members-of-tasmania-and-south-australia-police-decl/documents"}}