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174 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 No. , 2026 (b) the Attorney-General is satisfied there are reasonable grounds1 for suspecting that the person has in their possession, or will2 within the next 72 hours have in their possession, a document3 or thing; and4 (c) the Attorney-General is satisfied there are reasonable grounds5 for believing that access by the ACIC to the document or6 thing will assist the ACIC to obtain intelligence in7 accordance with this Act in respect of a matter (the serious8 and organised crime matter); and9 (d) the Attorney-General is satisfied that subsection (2) or (3)10 applies.11 (2) This subsection applies if:12 (a) a summons or notice to produce has been issued requiring the13 person to produce the document or thing; and14 (b) there are reasonable grounds for believing that any of the15 following might be concealed, lost, mutilated or destroyed:16 (i) the document;17 (ii) the thing;18 (iii) information or a document held in or accessible from19 the thing.20 (3) This subsection applies if there are reasonable grounds for21 believing that if a summons or notice to produce were issued to22 require the person to produce the document or thing, any of the23 following might be concealed, lost, mutilated or destroyed:24 (a) the document;25 (b) the thing;26 (c) information or a document held in or accessible from the27 thing.28 (4) The warrant is a person search warrant.29 Notice and record of decision30 (5) As soon as practicable after making a decision in relation to the31 request for the warrant, the Attorney-General must:32 (a) if the Attorney-General decides to issue a warrant:33

No. , 2026 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Bill 2026 175 (i) cause the Director-General to be informed of the1 issuance of the warrant; and2 (ii) cause the warrant to be given to the Director-General;3 and4 (b) record the decision in writing; and5 (c) cause the record to be given to the Director-General.6