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This instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities––Queensland) Instrument 2025.
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This instrument replaces the 2015 instrument and identifies which Queensland emergency service forces, services and geographical regions count as ‘emergency service facilities’ for the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. It takes effect the day after it is made (28 May 2025) and lists the specific entities and regions in Schedule 1; it is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Act.
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This instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities––Queensland) Instrument 2025.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><a id="_Hlk143521590"><span style="font-weight:bold">Commencement Information</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>1. The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The day after this instrument is made.</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>28 May 2025</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Services Facilities – Queensland) Instrument 2015 made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 is repealed.
For the purposes of subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, each force or service operating the premises that have been declared to be an emergency service facility, and the geographical region in which those premises are located, is specified in Schedule 1.
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This instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Service Facilities––Queensland) Instrument 2025.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><a id="_Hlk143521590"><span style="font-weight:bold">Commencement Information</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Provisions</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:23.54%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>1. The whole of this instrument</span></p></td><td style="width:51%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>The day after this instrument is made.</span></p></td><td style="width:25.46%; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="subsection" style="margin-left:0pt; text-indent:0pt"><span>28 May 2025</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979.
The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Emergency Services Facilities – Queensland) Instrument 2015 made under subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 is repealed.
For the purposes of subsection 6(2D) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, each force or service operating the premises that have been declared to be an emergency service facility, and the geographical region in which those premises are located, is specified in Schedule 1.