FOI 27_2016: Authorisations made by the Clean Energy Regulator for access to telecommunications data
Please note: these authorisations were made by the Clean Energy Regulator in accordance with the
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979,
before it was amended by the
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015.
Request Date
Type of request
Reason for request
Documents obtained
#
application
made
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23 April 2015 Section 178 of the
Telecommunications information –
One document with record of call details
Telecommunications (Interception and specifically, call records (outgoing only)
provided to the Clean Energy Regulator.
Access) Act 1979: Access to existing
for one mobile number for a particular
information or documents –
period – was reasonably necessary for
enforcement of a criminal law.
the enforcement of the criminal law.
2
23 April 2015 Section 178 of the
Telecommunications information –
One document with subscriber details
Telecommunications (Interception and specifically, subscriber details for one
provided to the Clean Energy Regulator.
Access) Act 1979: Access to existing
mobile number – was reasonably
information or documents –
necessary for the enforcement of the
enforcement of a criminal law.
criminal law.
3
11 June 2014 Section 179 of the
Telecommunications information –
One document with subscriber details
Telecommunications (Interception and
specifically, Integrated Public Number
provided to the Clean Energy Regulator.
Access) Act 1979: Access to existing
Database (IPND) records for one mobile
information or documents –
number and one landline number – was
enforcement of a law imposing a
reasonably necessary for the
pecuniary penalty.
enforcement of a law imposing a
pecuniary penalty.
4
19 December Section 179 of the
Telecommunications information –
One document provided to Clean Energy
2014
Telecommunications (Interception and
specifically, subscriber details for one
Regulator advising no records held for
Access) Act 1979: Access to existing
landline number – was reasonably
landline number.
information or documents –
necessary for the enforcement of a law
enforcement of a law imposing a
imposing a pecuniary penalty.
pecuniary penalty.
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