Telecommunications Regulations 2021
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In this instrument:
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Australian Parliament means the Parliament of the Commonwealth, a Parliament of a State or a Legislative Assembly of a Territory.
authorised law enforcement officer means an authorised officer (within the meaning of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979) of a criminal law‑enforcement agency (within the meaning of that Act).
authorised research, under a research authorisation, means a kind or kinds of permitted research to which the authorisation applies (see paragraph 22(2)(b)).
authorised research entity: see paragraph 22(2)(a).
authorised unlisted mobile number information, in relation to an authorised research entity, means unlisted mobile number information to which the research authorisation covering the entity applies.
breach:
(a) in relation to an Australian Privacy Principle, has the meaning given by section 6A of the Privacy Act 1988; and
(b) in relation to a registered APP code, has the meaning given by section 6B of that Act.
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
contacted person: see subsection 30(2).
covered by the Privacy Act: the following are covered by the Privacy Act:
(a) an organisation within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988;
(b) a small business operator (within the meaning of that Act) that has chosen to be treated as an organisation under section 6EA of that Act.
de‑identified: research information in relation to a contacted person is de‑identified if the information:
(a) does not identify, or no longer identifies, the contacted person; and
(b) is not reasonably capable, or is no longer reasonably capable, of being used to identify the contacted person.
electoral matter means a matter which is intended or likely to affect voting in:
(a) an election to an Australian Parliament or to a local government authority; or
(b) a referendum under a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a State or Territory.