An Act to amend the National Security Agencies Act to provide a statutory framework for the lawful interception of electronic communications by the Department of State Services, the National Intelligence Agency, and the Defence Intelligence Agency. Interception shall require a written warrant from a designated judge of the Federal High Court, valid for no more than 90 days and renewable only upon fresh application. Communications providers shall be required to install and maintain technical capabilities to comply with interception warrants.
A new Section 23A creates the offence of unauthorised interception with penalties of up to ten years imprisonment. The Bill also creates a joint National Assembly oversight committee to receive quarterly classified briefings on the number and category of warrants issued...
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