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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
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#### 6E Lawfully intercepted information
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (2A) and (3), a reference in this Act to lawfully intercepted information is a reference to information obtained (whether before or after the commencement of this section) by intercepting, otherwise than in contravention of subsection 7(1), a communication passing over a telecommunications system.
(2) A reference in this Act to lawfully intercepted information that was originally obtained by an agency, or by an eligible authority of a State, is a reference to:
(a) information obtained, whether before or after the commencement of this section, by intercepting a communication under a warrant issued to the agency or authority; or
(b) information communicated to the agency or authority in accordance with section 65A or 63E.
(2A) A reference in this Act to lawfully intercepted information includes a reference to information obtained by accessing a stored communication under a section 31A authorisation.
(3) A reference in this Act to lawfully intercepted information does not include a reference to information obtained in accordance with an international production order (within the meaning of Schedule 1).