Draft bill creates additional obligations to protect networks and facilities, and ASIO is intended to have a “key role” in implementing security On 26 June 2015, the Attorney-General and Minister for Communication released the government’s proposal for security reforms in the telecommunications sector in the form of a draft of…

The Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 (new law) passed both houses of parliament on Thursday 26 March 2015. The new law amends the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act) to introduce a mandatory data retention scheme (Scheme) for carriers and carriage service providers (Service…

The introduction of data retention laws for carriers and carriage service providers has been discussed between the federal government and the Australian telecommunications industry for more than 10 years. In the context of heightened concerns over national security associated with developments in the Middle East, the Federal Government has finally…