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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Enforcement officers' powers and orders - Preservation directions - Interpretation

79A: Interpretation

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In this part of the law, some words have special meanings. You need to know what these words mean to understand the law. The law explains what these words mean. When the law talks about a preservation direction, it means a direction made under this part of the law. You can find out what a document is by looking at subpart 2. The law also explains what pathway information, preserve, and telecommunication mean. The law says what a telecommunications service provider is, and you can find this information in section 3(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013. This information helps you understand the law better. The law is talking to you about how some words are used in this part of the law.

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Part 3Enforcement officers' powers and orders
Preservation directions: Interpretation

79AInterpretation

  1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    appropriate enforcement officer, in relation to a preservation direction, means—

    1. the enforcement officer who applied for the direction; or
      1. another enforcement officer employed or engaged by the same law enforcement agency as the enforcement officer who applied for the direction

        document has the same meaning as in subpart 2

          pathway information means traffic data that identifies the path of a telecommunication

            preservation direction means a preservation direction made under this subpart

              preserve, in relation to a document, means protect the document from change or deterioration

                telecommunication and telecommunications service have the same meanings as in section 3(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013

                  telecommunications service provider means a person that is either of the following (as defined in section 3(1) of the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013):

                  1. a network operator:
                    1. a service provider.

                    Notes
                    • Section 79A: inserted, on , by section 19 of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).