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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 317PA

Consultation about a proposal to give a technical assistance notice

  (1)   Before giving a technical assistance notice to a designated communications provider, the Director - General of Security or the chief officer of an interception agency, as the case requires, must consult the provider.

  (2)   The rule in subsection   (1) does not apply to a technical assistance notice given to a designated communications provider by the Director - General of Security if:

  (a)   the Director - General of Security is satisfied that the technical assistance notice should be given as a matter of urgency; or

  (b)   the provider waives compliance with subsection   (1).

  (3)   The rule in subsection   (1) does not apply to a technical assistance notice given to a designated communications provider by the chief officer of an interception agency if:

  (a)   the chief officer is satisfied that the technical assistance notice should be given as a matter of urgency; or

  (b)   the provider waives compliance with subsection   (1).


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