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Tuesday, 19 March 2002
Page: 1611


Mr Brereton asked the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, upon notice, on 18 February 2002:

(1) How many disclosures of information or documents by carriers, carriage service providers or number database operators were made under the provisions of Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 and reported to the Australian Communications Authority for 2000-2001.

(2) What were the numbers of disclosures in 2000-2001 in respect of each relevant section and subsection of Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997.


Mr McGauran (Minister for Science) —The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(1) A total of 733,485 disclosures of information or documents by carriers, carriage service providers or number database operators were made under the provisions of Part 13 of the Telecommunication Act 1997 and reported to the ACA in 2000-2001.

(2) The numbers of disclosures in respect to each relevant section is section and subsection of Part 13 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 are as follows:

Section 280 - Authorisation by or under law

18,472 disclosures of information or documents

Section 281 - Witnesses

2,320 disclosures of information or documents

Section 282 - Law enforcement and protection of public revenue

282 (1) 440,380 disclosures of information or documents

282 (2) 83,873 disclosures of information or documents

282 (3) 163,256 disclosures of information or documents

282 (4) 3,349 disclosures of information or documents

282 (5) 15,857 disclosures of information or documents

Section 284 - Assisting the ACA, the ACCC or the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

284 (1) 9 disclosures of information or documents

284 (2) 265 disclosures of information or documents

284 (3) 4,221 disclosures of information or documents

Section 287 - Threat to person's life or health

1,483 disclosures of information or documents

Section 288 - Communications for maritime purposes

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Section 292 - Circumstances prescribed in the regulations

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Section 293 - Uses connected with exempt disclosures

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