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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
138Employee of carrier may communicate information to criminal law‑enforcement agency
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#### 138 Employee of carrier may communicate information to criminal law‑enforcement agency
(1) An employee of a carrier may, for a purpose or purposes connected with the investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority of a serious contravention or with the performance of its functions relating to enforcement of the Spam Act 2003, and for no other purpose, communicate to an officer or staff member of the authority the following:
(a) lawfully accessed information other than foreign intelligence information;
(aa) preservation notice information;
(b) stored communications warrant information.
(2) An employee of a carrier may, for a purpose or purposes connected with the investigation by any other criminal law‑enforcement agency of a serious contravention, and for no other purpose, communicate to an officer or staff member of the agency the following:
(a) lawfully accessed information other than foreign intelligence information;
(aa) preservation notice information;
(b) stored communications warrant information.