34GCSubject of questioning warrant must not leave Australia without permission

34GC Subject of questioning warrant must not leave Australia without permission

(1) The subject of a questioning warrant commits an offence if: (a) the subject is notified of: (i) the issue of the warrant; and (ii) the effect of this subsection; and (b) the subject leaves Australia; and (c) the leaving occurs: (i) after the subject is notified as mentioned in paragraph (a); and (ii) before the end of the period specified in the warrant as the period during which the warrant is to be in force; and (d) the subject does not have written permission from the Director‑General to leave Australia at the time the subject leaves Australia.

Note: A notice of the issue of a questioning warrant under subparagraph (a)(i) may be given under section 34BH or otherwise.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

(2) The Director‑General may give written permission for the subject of a questioning warrant to leave Australia at a specified time. The permission may be given either unconditionally or subject to specified conditions.

Note: The Director‑General may revoke or amend the permission: see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) If a permission under subsection (2) is given subject to a condition and the condition is not met, the permission is not in force.