Electronic Communications and Transactions [ N o . 21 o f 2 0 0 9 273 commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to imprisonment for a period of twenty-five years. 70. (1) A law enforcement officer w h o intercepts any communication pursuant to an interception of communications order may disclose the information to another law enforcement officer where the disclosure is necessary for the determination of the commission of an offence or the w h e r e a b o u t s of a person suspected to have committed an offence. Disclosure, etc. of intercepted communication by law enforcement officer (2) W h e r e a law enforcement officer, in the performance of any functions under this Act, intercepts any communication relating to t h e c o m m i s s i o n o f an offence u n d e r any other law, t h e law enforcement officer shall disclose or use the c o m m u n i c a t i o n in accordance with the provisions of this A c t or that other law. 7 1 . A p r i v i l e g e d w i r e , o r a l or e l e c t r o n i c c o m m u n i c a t i o n intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this Act does not lose its privileged character. 72. (1) A service provider shall not utilise the service for observing or random monitoring except for mechanical or service quality control checks. Privileged communication to retain privileged character Prohibition of random monitoring (2) A service provider w h o contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand penalty units, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years, or to both. (3) In this s e c t i o n — " m o n i t o r i n g " includes listening to or recording communication by means of a monitoring device; and " monitoring device'" means any electronic, mechanical or other instrument, device, equipment or apparatus which is used or can be used, whether by itself or in combination with any other instrument, device, equipment or apparatus, to listen to or record any communication. 7 3 . (1) A service provider shall record that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect the service provider, another service provider giving a service for the completion of a wire or electronic communication or a user of t h e service, from fraudulent, unlawful or abusive use of the service. (2) A service provider who records any electronic communication under subsection (1) shall immediately inform a law enforcement officer. Protection of user, etc. from fraudulent or other unlawful use of service

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