New Zealand Legislation: Acts

5 Purpose

• The purpose of this Act is to ensure—

  • (a) that surveillance agencies are able to effectively carry out the lawful interception of telecommunications under an interception warrant or any other lawful interception authority; and

  • (b) that surveillance agencies, in obtaining assistance for the interception of telecommunications, do not create barriers to the introduction of new or innovative telecommunications technologies; and

  • (c) that network operators and service providers have the freedom to choose system design features and specifications that are appropriate for their own purposes.