The Federal Government has released a list of more than 60 federal, state and local government agencies that have applied to access metadata.

The list, released under Freedom of Information laws, identifies agencies that have sought to access telecommunications data without a warrant. In addition to numerous federal departments, the National Measurement Institute, Greyhound Racing Victoria and Bankstown City Council also made requests.

Organisations classed as "criminal law-enforcement agencies", i.e., the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, the Australian Federal Police and state police forces, already have access to metadata under the Federal Government's data retention bill, passed last year.

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*** Omitting the four redacted names, the full list of agencies who requested ongoing access to telecommunications data can be found here ***