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Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions - Other repeals and amendments - Amendment to Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004

340: Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004 amended

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You are looking at a law called the Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004. This law is being changed by the Search and Surveillance Act 2012. The change is to the definition of an interception warrant, which is a special permit to intercept communications. You can find the original law on the Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004 website. The new definition of an interception warrant is a warrant issued under certain laws. These laws include the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969, and the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003. The definition of an interception warrant is being updated to include warrants issued under these laws. This means that an interception warrant can be issued under different laws, not just one. You can find more information about these laws on the New Zealand legislation website.

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339: Telecommunications Act 2001 amended, or

"Changes to the Telecommunications Act 2001 to make it clearer"

341: Telecommunications (Residual Provisions) Act 1987 repealed, or

"Old telecommunications law from 1987 is no longer in force."

Part 5Amendments, repeals, and miscellaneous provisions
Other repeals and amendments: Amendment to Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004

340Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004 amended

This section amends the Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004.
Section 3(1) is amended by repealing the definition of interception warrant and substituting the following definition:
interception warrant means a warrant that is issued under any of the following enactments:
1. section 53 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012:
2. section 4A(1) or (2) of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969:
3. section 17 of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003

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