I, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General, make this instrument under section 176A of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act).

Dated    23 December 2024

The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP

Attorney-General

1 Name

  This instrument is the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (Enforcement Agency—Corrective Services NSW) Declaration 2024.

2 Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after registration. 

Note See paragraph 176A(10)(b) of the Act for cessation of this instrument. 

3 Declaration

 (1) For paragraph 176A(3)(a) of the Act, I declare Corrective Services NSW to be an enforcement agency.

 (2) For paragraph 176A(3)(b) of the Act, I declare each staff member of Corrective Services NSW to be officers of Corrective Services NSW for the purposes of the Act. 

4 Conditions

 (1) Under subsection 176A(6) of the Act, this declaration is subject to the following conditions:

1.      Officers of Corrective Services NSW are not to exercise the power under section 180Q of the Act.

Note Corrective Services NSW is taken not to be an enforcement agency for the purposes of section 180Q of the Act: subsection 176A(7) of the Act.