The Surveillance Devices Act 2004 is an act of
law
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in the Commonwealth of
Australia
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.
Annual reports
Annual reports are issued on the use of the act by the Australian Government Attorney General's Department.
[http://www.ag.gov.au/NationalSecurity/TelecommunicationsSurveillance/Pages/Annualreports.aspx Annual reports]
See also
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Australian law
The legal system of Australia has multiple forms. It includes a written constitution, unwritten constitutional conventions, statutes, regulations, and the judicially determined common law system. Its legal institutions and traditions are subs ...
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Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979''
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Telecommunications Act 1997
The Telecommunications Act 1997 is an act of law in the Commonwealth of Australia. It regulates the number of participants involving in carriers and carriage service providers.
See also
* Australian law
* Australian Law Reform Commission
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Privacy Act 1988
The ''Privacy Act 1988'' is an Australian law dealing with privacy.
Section 14 of the Act stipulates a number of privacy rights known as the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). These principles apply to Australian Government and Australian C ...
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Mass surveillance in Australia
References
External links
Surveillance Devices Act 2004 at
ComLaw
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Surveillance Devices Act 2004 at the
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Telecommunications Interception & Access Laws Electronic Frontiers Australia
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2004 in Australian law
Acts of the Parliament of Australia
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