Outcome of Mutual Assistance and Expedited Traffic Data

What the section does

Section 50 provides procedures for communicating the outcome of a request for mutual assistance and for expedited disclosure of traffic data in circumstances permitted by the Act.

Key points

• Traffic data can be time-sensitive in cybercrime investigations.
• The section provides a mechanism for expedited disclosure in appropriate cases.
• The Act also provides requirements concerning the information supplied to the foreign State.

What this means in practice

Traffic information can help investigators understand how a communication moved through systems without necessarily being the content of the communication itself.