Australia: Introduction of Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
Description
Introduction of Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
The Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020 is introduced to the Australian House of Representatives. The proposed Amendment aims to Australian agencies to gain reciprocal cross-border access to foreign communications data for law enforcement purposes. It further seeks to remove the ability for nominated Administrative Appeals Tribunal members to issue certain warrants.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-03-05
under deliberation
2021-06-24
under deliberation
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
cross-cutting,platform intermediary: user-generated content,technological consumer goods
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Obligation to make customer data available to government agencies
Sanctions
Civil penalty
Regulated subjects
1
personal data (all forms): storage (any form)
Regulatory tool
Obligation to make customer data available to government agencies
Sanctions
Civil penalty
Regulated subjects
1