On 24 November 2022 the Senate referred the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022 [Provisions] to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 March 2023.
About this inquiry:
The bill would amend the Telecommunications Act 1997 to improve the operation of information disclosure provisions in certain emergency situations including facilitating assistance provided by the telecommunications industry to law enforcement agencies and emergency services. It would also amend the record of disclosure requirements, by increasing record keeping requirements to enable oversight of underlying laws or warrants which require or authorise a disclosure.
The PFA’s submission has been accepted for consideration and can be read here – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022
Further detail about the scope of the inquiry, and all submissions, can be viewed on the APH webpage – Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022 [Provisions] – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au).
