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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 315J

Annual report

  (1)   The Home Affairs Secretary must report each financial year to the Home Affairs Minister on the operation of this Part, to the extent that this Part was amended by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 .

  (1A)   Without limiting subsection   (1), a report under that subsection for a financial year must include the following information for that year:

  (a)   the number of directions the Home Affairs Minister gave under subsection   315A(1);

  (b)   the number of directions the Home Affairs Minister gave under subsection   315B(2);

  (c)   the following:

  (i)   the number of notifications a Communications Security Coordinator received under subsection   314A(3);

  (ii)   in response to such notifications, the average number of days taken by a Communications Security Coordinator to give a notice under subsection   314B(3) or (5);

  (iii)   in response to such notifications, the percentage of notices given within the period under subsection   314B(6) by a Communications Security Coordinator under subsection   314B(3) or (5);

  (d)   the following:

  (i)   the number of applications a Communications Security Coordinator received under subsection   314A(5A);

  (ii)   in response to such applications, the average number of days taken by a Communications Security Coordinator to give a notice under subsection   314A(4) or (5) or paragraph   314A(5B)(b);

  (iii)   in response to such applications, the percentage of notices given within the period under subsection   314A(5B) by a Communications Security Coordinator under subsection   314A(4) or (5) or paragraph   314A(5B)(b);

  (e)   the following:

  (i)   the number of security capability plans a Communications Security Coordinator received under subsection   314C(1);

  (ii)   in response to such plans, the average number of days taken by a Communications Security Coordinator to give a notice under subsection   314D(3) or (5);

  (iii)   in response to such plans, the percentage of notices given within the period under subsection   314D(6) by a Communications Security Coordinator under subsection   314D(3) or (5);

  (f)   the number of notices the Home Affairs Secretary gave under subsection   315C(2);

  (g)   details of the information sharing arrangements between the Commonwealth and carriers and carriage service providers in relation to this Part, to the extent that this Part was amended by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 ;

  (h)   a summary of any feedback or complaints made in relation to this Part, to the extent that this Part was amended by that Act;

  (i)   trends or issues in relation to the matters covered by paragraphs   (a) to (h).

  (2)   The Home Affairs Secretary must give a report under subsection   (1) to the Home Affairs Minister as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year concerned.

  (3)   The Home Affairs Minister must cause a copy of a report under subsection   (1) to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after receiving the report.



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