53Application for use of surveillance device

### 53 Application for use of surveillance device > > (1)  In the case of a complaint of serious misconduct, an investigator with the approval of the chief executive officer may apply for a warrant under [Part 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022#HP2@EN) [Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022) as if the investigator were a law enforcement officer within the meaning of that Act and a reference in that Part to a relevant offence were read as a reference to misconduct. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 53 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2015, s. 34, Applied:13 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-13/act-2015-038#GS34@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 53 Subsection (2) amended by No. 38 of 2015, s. 34, Applied:13 Oct 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-10-13/act-2015-038#GS34@Hpa@EN) [Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 5 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022#HP5@HD3@EN) [Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-022) apply to the Integrity Commission as if the Integrity Commission were a law enforcement agency within the meaning of that Act.