(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
annual update means an update under section 64
applicant means a person that applies for registration under section 56
authorised person means any person authorised to execute or assist in the execution of an interception warrant or other lawful interception authority
call associated data, in relation to a telecommunication,—
(a) means information—
(ii) that identifies the origin, direction, destination, or termination of the telecommunication; and
chief executive means a person occupying the position of chief executive, by whatever name called, or the person who performs substantially the same function
classified information means information described in section 96(2) and (3)
classified information means information that—
compliance order means an order made by the High Court under section 87
customer means a person who receives telecommunications services from, and has an account or billing relationship with, a network operator
designated officer means a person appointed under section 67
Director has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003
documents, in subpart 4 of Part 4, means documents (within the meaning of section 4(1) of the Evidence Act 2006) in the possession or under the control of the network operator
end-user, in relation to a telecommunications service, means a person who is the ultimate recipient of that service or of another service the provision of which is dependent on that service
equipment, in this Part and Parts 2 and 3, means both hardware and software
full interception capability means the capability to intercept a telecommunication as described in section 10
information, in subpart 4 of Part 4, means information in the possession or under the control of the network operator
infrastructure-level service means any service that provides the physical medium over which telecommunications are transmitted (for example, optical fibre cable), but does not include the device or equipment that generates, transmits, or receives any telecommunication signal
intelligence and security agency means—
intercept, in relation to a private telecommunication, includes hear, listen to, record, monitor, acquire, or receive the telecommunication—
intercept accessible, in relation to a network or service, means the capability described in section 12
intercept ready, in relation to a network or service, means the capability described in section 11
interception warrant means a warrant that is issued under any of the following enactments:
law enforcement agency means—
Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
Minister for Communications and Information Technology means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for communications and information technology
Minister responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau means the Minister who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration for the department of State established under the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003
Minister of Trade means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for trade
national security, in relation to New Zealand, includes its economic well-being
network operations centre means any part of an organisation or a network that is responsible for controlling the operation, performance, or security of a public telecommunications network (whether or not any of those activities are outsourced)
network security risk means any actual or potential security risk arising from—
other lawful interception authority—
outsourcing arrangement means any arrangement (whether contractual or otherwise) entered into by a network operator and another person within New Zealand (other than a surveillance agency) that enables the sharing of services for the purpose of meeting any interception capability requirements in this Act
public switched telephone network means a dial-up telephone network used, or intended for use, in whole or in part, by the public for the purposes of providing telecommunication between telecommunication devices
public telecommunications network means—
purely resold telecommunications service means any service—
register means the register of network operators established under section 58
Registrar means the person appointed as the Registrar of network operators under section 68
responsible Ministers means—
security risk means any actual or potential risk to New Zealand's national security
service provider—
(a) means any person who, from within or outside New Zealand, provides or makes available in New Zealand a telecommunications service to an end-user (whether or not as part of a business undertaking and regardless of the nature of that business undertaking); but
significant network security risk means a network security risk that is a significant risk to New Zealand's national security
surveillance agency means—
telecommunication device—
wholesale network service means a service, other than an infrastructure-level service or a purely resold telecommunications service, that—