The Department of Home Affairs has been working to broaden the list of agencies who can access metadata under the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979. An undated letter penned by Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton, received under the Freedom of Information Act by CommsDay, said the department was working with state and territory agencies who have asked to be added as “enforcement agencies” by legislative amendment.
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