EFA’s submission to the Attorney-General’s Department expresses serious concerns about the Exposure Draft of Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007. The draft contains new powers enabling law enforcement agencies to access telecommunications data without a warrant, which were not recommended in the Blunn Review Report, and other provisions that are contrary to some recommendations in the Blunn Report. EFA would be unable to support passage of the proposed legislation in its current form.
