Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Regulations 2017
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Commonwealth of Australia
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE WARRANT FOR PART 5.3 SUPERVISORY ORDER—B‑PARTY
| Telecommunications service | [unique number assigned to the service; any other known unique identifying factors] |
|---|---|
| Particular *person/*persons | [full known *name/*names, other known names, other known identifying information (e.g. date of birth)] |
| Applicant agency | [name] |
1 Authorisation
(1) I, [name], *an eligible Judge/*a nominated ART member within the meaning of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act), acting under section 46 of the Act, authorise interceptions of communications made to or from the telecommunications service mentioned above. (2) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that: (a) Division 3 of Part 2‑5 of the Act has been complied with in relation to the application for this warrant; and *(b) because of urgent circumstances, it was necessary to make the application by telephone; and (c) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the particular *person/*persons mentioned above *is/*are using, or *is/*are likely to use, the service; and (d) a Part 5.3 supervisory order is in force (including because of section 6T of the Act) in relation to another person, and the particular *person/*persons mentioned above *is/*are likely to communicate with the other person using the service; and (e) information that would be likely to be obtained by intercepting under a warrant communications made to or from the service would be likely to substantially assist in connection with: *(i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or *(ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with.
Note: For paragraph (2)(d), section 6T of the Act deems certain Part 5.3 supervisory orders to be in force if they have been made but not yet come into force.
(3) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that the warrant should be issued having regard to the following matters only: (a) how much the privacy of any person or persons would be likely to be interfered with by intercepting under a warrant communications made to or from the service; (b) how much the information referred to in paragraph (2)(e) would be likely to assist in connection with: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; (c) to what extent methods for: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; that do not involve so intercepting communications have been used by, or are available to, the applicant agency; (d) how much the use of such methods would be likely to assist in connection with: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; (e) how much the use of such methods would be likely to prejudice: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; whether because of delay or for any other reason; (f) whether intercepting under a warrant communications made to or from the service would be the method that is likely to have the least interference with any person’s privacy; *(g) in relation to a Part 5.3 supervisory order that is a control order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the control order is in force: (i) has engaged, is engaging, or will engage, in a terrorist act; or (ii) has provided, is providing, or will provide, support for a terrorist act; or (iii) has facilitated, is facilitating, or will facilitate, a terrorist act; or (iv) has provided, is providing, or will provide, support for the engagement in a hostile activity in a foreign country; or (v) has facilitated, is facilitating, or will facilitate, the engagement in a hostile activity in a foreign country; *(ga) in relation to a Part 5.3 supervisory order that is an extended supervision order or interim supervision order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the order is in force has committed, is committing, or will commit a serious Part 5.3 or 5.3A offence; (gb) in relation to any Part 5.3 supervisory order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the order is in force: (i) has contravened, is contravening or will contravene the Part 5.3 supervisory order; or (ii) will contravene a succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order; *(h) [if the applicant agency is an interception agency of Victoria] any submissions made by the Victorian PIM under section 44A of the Act to me; *(i) [if the applicant agency is an interception agency of Queensland] any submissions made by the Queensland PIM under section 45 of the Act to me. (4) I am satisfied that: *the applicant agency has exhausted all other practicable methods of identifying the telecommunications services used, or likely to be used, by the person to whom the Part 5.3 supervisory order relates. *interception of communications made to or from a telecommunications service used or likely to be used by the person to whom the Part 5.3 supervisory order relates would not otherwise be possible. (5) This warrant is issued on the basis of the Part 5.3 supervisory order mentioned in paragraph (2)(d), details of which are specified in the following table.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:404.85pt; 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="TableHeading"><span>Part</span><span> </span><span>5.3 supervisory order</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:151.55pt; 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="TableHeading"><span>The name of the person in relation to whom the Part</span><span> </span><span>5.3 supervisory order was made</span></p></td><td style="width:115.85pt; 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="TableHeading"><span>The date the Part</span><span> </span><span>5.3 supervisory order was made</span></p></td><td style="width:115.85pt; 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="TableHeading"><span>Whether the Part</span><span> </span><span>5.3 supervisory order is an interim control order, confirmed control order, interim supervision order or extended supervision order</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:151.55pt; 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="Tabletext"><span>[</span><span style="font-style:italic">the name of the person in relation to whom the Part</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">5.3 supervisory order was made</span><span>]</span></p></td><td style="width:115.85pt; 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="Tabletext"><span>[</span><span style="font-style:italic">the date the Part</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">5.3 supervisory order was made</span><span>]</span></p></td><td style="width:115.85pt; 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="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:3pt">*</span><span>interim control order/</span><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:3pt">*</span><span>confirmed control order/</span><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:3pt">*</span><span>interim supervision order/</span><span style="font-size:8pt; vertical-align:3pt">*</span><span>extended supervision order</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: A warrant may remain in force if the Part 5.3 supervisory order is replaced by one or more succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory orders (see section 6U and subsection 49(6A) of the Act).
2 Persons who may exercise this authority
Under subsection 55(1) of the Act, the authority conferred by this warrant may be exercised by a person in relation to whom an approval under subsection 55(3) of the Act is in force in relation to the warrant, or to the class of warrants to which it belongs.
3 Period for which warrant is in force
(1) Under section 54 of the Act, this warrant comes into force when it is issued. (2) This warrant is in force until [a date that is not more than 45 days away].
*4 Conditions
Interceptions under this warrant are subject to the following conditions: [details of conditions].
*5 Restrictions
Interceptions under this warrant are subject to the following restrictions: [details of restrictions].
Dated
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*Judge/*nominated ART member
* Omit if not applicable