Australia: Passage of Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
Description
Passage of Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
On 24 June 2021, the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Act 2020 passed both Houses of Australia's Parliament. The Act establishes a new system allowing Australian Agencies to issue “international production orders” to communications providers in order to obtain data stored overseas. The agencies conducting criminal investigations can issue orders to companies providing services to at least one Australian resident. In case of noncompliance, communications providers could face a civil penalty of up to AUD 10 million.
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