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117 Making compelled material available to courts15
(1) This section applies if:16
(a) a person has been charged with an offence before a federal17
court or a court of a State or Territory; and18
(b) a direction made under subsection 110(1) is in force that19
applies to compelled material; and20
(c) the court considers it may be desirable, in the interests of21
justice, that the compelled material be made available to the22
person or to a legal practitioner representing the person.23
(2) The court may give the Director-General a certificate stating the24
matter in paragraph (1)(c).25
(3) If the court does so, the Director-General must make the compelled26
material available to the court.27
(4) Before considering the matter in paragraph (1)(c), the court must:28
(a) notify the Director-General that the court is intending to29
consider that matter; and30
(b) consult the Director-General on that matter.31
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(5) If, after examining the compelled material, the court is satisfied1
that the interests of justice so require, the court may make the2
material available to any of the following:3
(a) the person or a legal practitioner representing the person;4
(b) if the person is not the witness in relation to the compelled5
material—the prosecutor of the person.6
118 Obtaining derivative material7
(1) An entity mentioned in subsection (3), that may lawfully use or8
disclose compelled material, may lawfully use or disclose the9
compelled material for the purpose of obtaining derivative material10
if the use or disclosure is:11
(a) a pre-charge use or disclosure of pre-charge compelled12
material; or13
(b) a post-charge use or disclosure of pre-charge compelled14
material; or15
(c) a post-charge use or disclosure of post-charge compelled16
material; or17
(d) a pre-confiscation application use or disclosure of18
pre-confiscation application compelled material; or19
(e) a post-confiscation application use or disclosure of20
pre-confiscation application compelled material; or21
(f) a post-confiscation application use or disclosure of22
post-confiscation application compelled material.23
(2) Subsection (1):24
(a) has effect subject to:25
(i) any direction made under subsection 110(1) (directions26
about use or disclosure of compelled material) that is in27
force, including as affected by subsection 121(1); and28
(ii) subsection 119(1) (disclosing compelled material to29
prosecutors of witness); and30
(b) does not, by implication, limit the use or disclosure of the31
compelled material for any other purpose.32
(3) The entities are as follows:33
(a) an examiner;34