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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 - Declaration of eligible authority as agency - Northern Territory Police

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This declaration, made by the Attorney‑General on 24 October 2006, formally classifies the Northern Territory Police as an "agency" under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It follows a request from the NT Chief Minister and the Attorney‑General’s satisfaction that required NT legal and intergovernmental conditions were met, bringing NT Police within the Act’s interception/access framework.

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Declaration of eligible authority as agency — Northern Territory Police

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979

I, PHILIP MAXWELL RUDDOCK, Attorney‑General:

(a) acting under section 34 of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act) and at the request of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory; and

(b) being satisfied that:

(i) the law of the Northern Territory makes satisfactory provision in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection 35 (1) of the Act; and

(ii) the Northern Territory has entered into an agreement as required by subsection 35 (2) of the Act;

declare the Northern Territory Police to be an agency for the purposes of the Act.

Dated 24 October 2006

PHILIP RUDDOCK

Attorney‑General

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