Summary
Amends the:
Criminal Code Act 1995
to extend the operation of defences available in relation to certain telecommunications offences; and
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979
in relation to: exceptions to the general prohibition against the interception of communications; warrants in connection with the investigation of certain ancillary offences; statistical information for named-person warrants; additional information to be included in the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s annual report; use of intercepted information in civil forfeiture proceedings; and clarification of the meaning of the term “an employee of a carrier”.