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Evidence from Service Providers: Direct Requests and Formal Routes

Get evidence from a service provider lawfully: read its current rules, name the account correctly, ask directly where that is allowed, and draft a formal request when it is not.

11 lessons2h 55m totalEnglishRecord of Completion

Readiness, not a licence. This course builds knowledge and readiness and ends with a Record of Completion. It is not a government certification and does not by itself grant any licence, authority or regulatory approval.

What you'll learn

Find a provider's own current rules and tell them from a copy
Name the account with the right identifiers
Write a direct request that is specific, lawful and sufficient
Know how kinds of provider differ and why
Draft a formal request to another country

Who it's for

Officers and prosecutors
Companies that answer requests
Lawyers testing how evidence was obtained

No prior training needed for the first lesson. Read it free to judge the level.

Syllabus

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Choose a path to see which units are core for you.

Part 1: Working with providersFREE PREVIEW7 units · 1h 50m

Unit X1 · Finding and Reading a Provider's Current Rules · 15m builds on unit 6A: Cross-Border Routes: Choosing the Right Channel (another course)
Unit X1A · Naming the Account: Identifiers by Kind of Service · 12m builds on unit X1: Finding and Reading a Provider's Current Rules
Unit X2 · The Direct Request and Police-to-Police Cooperation · 18m builds on unit X1: Finding and Reading a Provider's Current Rules
Unit X8 · Provider Families: What Differs and Why · 20m builds on unit X2: The Direct Request and Police-to-Police Cooperation
Unit X9 · Reading a Transparency Report · 10m builds on unit X8: Provider Families: What Differs and Why
Unit X11 · Industry Bodies and Shared Signals: What They Do and What They Are Not · 15m builds on unit X9: Reading a Transparency Report
Unit X10 · Practice Lab: Three Requests from Start to Finish · 20m builds on unit X2: The Direct Request and Police-to-Police Cooperation

Part 2: Formal requests across borders4 units · 1h 5m

Unit X3 · Drafting a Mutual Legal Assistance Request · 20m builds on unit X2: The Direct Request and Police-to-Police Cooperation
Unit X4 · Meeting the Other Country's Standard: Subscriber, Traffic, Content and Live Data · 15m builds on unit X3: Drafting a Mutual Legal Assistance Request
Unit X5 · Confidentiality, Use Limits and Getting Evidence Home in Usable Form · 12m builds on unit X4: Meeting the Other Country's Standard: Subscriber, Traffic, Content and Live Data
Unit X7 · Australia: Mutual Assistance and International Production Orders · 18m builds on unit X3: Drafting a Mutual Legal Assistance Request

Final assessment optional · pass 70%

A timed assessment over the whole course. Pass at 70% to earn your Record of Completion.

What this means where you work

The skills are the same everywhere. The legal and licensing rules differ by country, so each course carries a country card that follows your edition.

Electronic evidence and lawful access in Australia

◐ Partial coverage

About this card: This card covers Commonwealth law only. Each State and Territory has its own evidence, search and surveillance laws, and they differ in detail. Check the law of the court and the agency you work with. Checked on 12 November 2026.
What you must do: Check which evidence Act applies in your court: the Commonwealth Act or a State or Territory Act.
Keep a record of how each copy or output was made, so its contents can be proved under s.48 and the device presumption can apply.
Obtain evidence lawfully. Improperly obtained evidence may be excluded under s.138.
Do not intercept communications or access stored communications without the warrant or exception the TIA Act provides.
Ask for telecommunications data only through an authorisation by an authorised officer of an enforcement agency.
Use a surveillance device or access a computer covertly only under a warrant.
Local term: Document: Any record of information, including anything from which sounds, images or writings can be reproduced.
Local term: Stored communication: A communication held on equipment of a carrier that cannot be accessed without its help.
Local term: Telecommunications data: Information about a communication, not its content, that service providers keep.
Local term: Section 3LA order: A magistrate's order that a person help police access data on a computer or device.

Show the law (11 entries)

Law: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.48 (Proof of contents of documents)
Law: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.51 (Original document rule abolished)
Law: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.138 (Improperly or illegally obtained evidence)
Law: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.146 (Evidence produced by devices)
Law: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), s.147 (Business documents produced by devices)
Law: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, s.7 (No interception)
Law: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, s.108 (No access to stored communications)
Law: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, s.178 (Existing telecommunications data)
Law: Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, s.187C (Data retention period)
Law: Surveillance Devices Act 2004, s.10 (Types of warrant)
Law: Crimes Act 1914, s.3LA (Assistance to access data)

Last verified 2026-11-12. Sources: Evidence Act 1995 (Cth), compilation No. 35, 10 June 2025 — Federal Register of Legislation, Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, compilation No. 134, 27 August 2026, volume 1, Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, compilation No. 134, 27 August 2026, volume 2, Surveillance Devices Act 2004, compilation No. 62, 27 August 2026, Crimes Act 1914, compilation No. 167, 27 August 2026, volume 1, Evidence Act 2008 (Vic) — Victorian legislation, Evidence Act 2025 (WA) — Western Australian legislation

Who wrote this

VSVSV training faculty

Written by the VSVSV training team from its own lesson scripts and guidebooks, rewritten in plain international English. Points of law and country rules were checked against official sources, and each country note shows the date it was checked.

Your Record of Completion

SAMPLE

LEA.Training · Record of Completion

Evidence from Service Providers: Direct Requests and Formal Routes

This records completion of training. It is not a licence or government certification.

A. Learner

completed the course and passed the final assessment.

Record number 0000 0000 0000 0000 · Verify at lea.training/verify

The public verify page shows only name, course, date and status. Nothing else.

Common questions

Does it list every provider's contact details?

No. Providers change their rules, portals and contact routes often. The course teaches you how to find a provider's current official guidance, check its date, and make a request it can answer.

Does it cover requests to providers in other countries?

Yes. It explains why the provider's home law matters, when a direct request is possible, and how to prepare a formal request to another country when it is not.

Should I take Electronic Evidence Essentials first?

Yes, that is the best order. This course builds on the foundation units about service providers and lawful requests.

When can I take the final assessment?

When you have marked complete the units that are core on your path. The final draws its questions from those units. If you did not choose a role, every unit counts.

Is this an official licence or certification?

No. LEA.Training is a private training provider. A course builds knowledge and readiness and ends with a Record of Completion. It is not a licence, a regulator's certificate or an accreditation, and it is not endorsed by any government agency.

Can I try it before I pay?

Yes. The first lesson of each course is open to read, with no sign-up.

How do I get a Record of Completion?

Finish the lessons, then pass the course’s final assessment with 70% or more. Your Record carries a number and a QR code that anyone can check on the verify page. It shows only your name (or initials), the course, the date and its status.

How long do I keep access?

Paid access lasts 12 months from the day you buy. You can study at your own pace and come back to any lesson during that time. Your Record of Completion stays verifiable after access ends.

Who sells the course, and how is tax handled?

In the Australia edition the seller is Vanaranya LLC. Tax, where it applies, is calculated at checkout from your billing country.

Can I buy seats for my team?

Yes. Agencies, firms, colleges and companies can buy seats, assign the right path for each role and see progress and results. Larger teams get a discount. See For organisations.