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77Attorney‑General may authorise applications for search warrants
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#### 77 Attorney‑General may authorise applications for search warrants
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the ICC makes a request to the Attorney‑General compliance with which may involve the issue of a search warrant in relation to evidential material; and
(b) the Attorney‑General is satisfied that:
(i) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
(ii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the material is in Australia.
(2) The Attorney‑General is to execute the request by authorising, in writing, a police officer to apply to a magistrate of the State or Territory in which that material is believed to be located for a search warrant.