Office for Interception Centres

Overview
The South African Office for Interception Centres (OIC) was established pursuant to the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Act, 2002 (Act No.70 of 2002) and reports to the Minister for Intelligence Services, the office provides a centralized interception service to law enforcement agencies involved in combating threats to national security.

Interception was previously conducted independently by the Law Enforcement Agency (LEA), which may have resulted in duplication of work and resources. The formation of the Office for Interception Centres centralizes interception activities and paves the way for improved management of interception] in an effort to increase efficiency, minimize duplication of resources and costs, regulate and control the [[interception environment.