Schedule 1 Industry assistance Part 1 Amendments (c) 1 2 3 4 • A technical assistance request may ask the provider to give help to ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Australian Signals Directorate or an interception agency on a voluntary basis in relation to: (a) enforcing the criminal law and laws imposing pecuniary penalties; or (b) assisting the enforcement of the criminal laws in force in a foreign country; or (c) the interests of Australia’s national security, the interests of Australia’s foreign relations or the interests of Australia’s national economic well-being. • The Director-General of Security or the chief officer of an interception agency may give a designated communications provider a notice, to be known as a technical assistance notice, that requires the provider to do acts or things by way of giving help to ASIO or the agency in relation to: (a) enforcing the criminal law and laws imposing pecuniary penalties; or (b) assisting the enforcement of the criminal laws in force in a foreign country; or (c) safeguarding national security. • The Attorney-General may give a designated communications provider a notice, to be known as a technical capability notice. • A technical capability notice may require the provider to do acts or things directed towards ensuring that the provider is capable of giving certain types of help to ASIO or an interception agency in relation to: (a) enforcing the criminal law and laws imposing pecuniary penalties; or (b) assisting the enforcement of the criminal laws in force in a foreign country; or (c) safeguarding national security. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 6 the interests of Australia’s national security, the interests of Australia’s foreign relations or the interests of Australia’s national economic well-being. Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 No. , 2018