Notification obligations
317TAB Notification obligations
If:
the Attorney‑General gives a technical capability notice; and
the acts or things specified in the notice:
are directed towards ensuring that a designated communications provider is capable of giving listed help (within the meaning of section 317T) to ASIO in relation to a matter covered by paragraph 317T(2)(a); or
are by way of giving help to ASIO in relation to a matter covered by paragraph 317T(2)(b);
the Attorney‑General must, within 7 days after the notice is given, notify the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security that the notice has been given.
Subsection (2A) applies if:
the Attorney‑General gives a technical capability notice; and
the acts or things specified in the notice:
are directed towards ensuring that a designated communications provider is capable of giving listed help (within the meaning of section 317T) to an interception agency in relation to a matter covered by paragraph 317T(2)(a); or
are by way of giving help to an interception agency in relation to a matter covered by paragraph 317T(2)(b).
The Attorney‑General must, within 7 days after the notice is given, notify the following person that the notice has been given:
if the interception agency is the Australian Crime Commission—the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security;
otherwise—the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
A failure to comply with subsection (1) or (2A) does not affect the validity of a technical capability notice.
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