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<p>On 01/05/2018 11:28, Ross Wheeler wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><heresay></span><br /> I was recently talking to a guy who had been talking to a guy who works for an Australian ISP, and the comment was made that a police officer local to the ISP had made a request for information relating to an individual (background explained to me was it was during a messy divorce, and allegedly by a person known to or related to the officer).<br /><br /> The ISP was dubious about providing the information and contacted the AGs department for guidance and was told (again, so I'm informed) that "Give it to them, it will be picked up in the Audit process".<br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Questions that immediately arise from that include:</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* Wasn't there supposed to be a small number of individuals appointed</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> by the commmissioner of police who would be making these requests?</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* I understood that individual officers would not ever be permitted</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> to make these requests anyway.</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* Has anyone ever heard of any audit happening?</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* If there hasn't been, why not?</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* If the information as reported is in fact accurate in all material</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> regards, shouldn't "heads roll"?</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">* Where's the accountability, the checks-and-balances citizens were</span><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> all assured were included in this legislation?</span><br /><br /> This apparently happened almost a year ago, so saying "Give them time, it'll happen" seems unlikely now...<br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;">(Who watches the watcher?)</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space: nowrap;"></span></div>
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<p>This has been going on for decades, nothing to do with DR, came down to my memories hazy but without looking it up IIRC s282 requests, the same requests ISP's have been getting long before DR was dreamt up, also IIRC it needs to be signed off on by a commissioned officer (which included snr Sgts in act Insp's capacity)</p>
<p>So he's right, give it to them if it comes through formal channels, AFP, ATO, Qld/NSW/Vic police have formal request forms (cant recall ever processing requests from SA/WA/NT/Tas police)</p>
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<p>Kind Regards,</p>
<p>Noel Butler</p>
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