Industry assistance Schedule 1 Amendments Part 1 1 2 317LA Approval of technical assistance notices given by the chief officer of an interception agency of a State or Territory (1) The chief officer of an interception agency of a State or Territory must not give a technical assistance notice to a designated communications provider unless: (a) the chief officer has given the AFP Commissioner a written notice setting out a proposal to give the technical assistance notice; and (b) the AFP Commissioner has approved the giving of the technical assistance notice. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (2) An approval under paragraph (1)(b) may be given: (a) orally; or (b) in writing. 11 12 13 (3) If an approval under paragraph (1)(b) is given orally, the AFP Commissioner must: (a) make a written record of the approval; and (b) do so within 48 hours after the approval was given. 14 15 16 17 (4) For the purposes of this section, AFP Commissioner means the Commissioner (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979). 18 19 20 21 317M Form of technical assistance notice (1) A technical assistance notice may be given: (a) orally; or (b) in writing. 22 23 24 (2) A technical assistance notice must not be given orally unless: (a) an imminent risk of serious harm to a person or substantial damage to property exists; and (b) the technical assistance notice is necessary for the purpose of dealing with that risk; and (c) it is not practicable in the circumstances to give the technical assistance notice in writing. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 No. , 2018 Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 37