International War Crimes Tribunals Regulations 1995
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(regulation 5)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995
APPLICATION UNDER SUBSECTION 15 (1) FOR WARRANT TO SEARCH PREMISES
TO (insert name and designation of magistrate), a magistrate within the meaning of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995:
I, (insert name and designation of police officer), a police officer within the meaning of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995:
(a) being aware that (insert name of person) has been arrested under a warrant issued under section 10 of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995; and
(b) having reasonable grounds for suspecting that evidential material relating to a Tribunal offence in respect of which the warrant was issued is, or within *[48 hours (in the case of an application by telephone, fax or other electronic means)]*[72 hours (in the case of any other application)] will be, *[on]*[in]*[at] premises, being (insert address or description of premises);
by information on *[oath]*[affirmation]:
(c) set out under subsection 15 (1) of that Act the following grounds for that suspicion:
(insert statement of grounds for suspicion); and
*(d) set out under subsection 47 (4) of the Act the following grounds for suspecting that use of firearms will be necessary to execute the warrant:
(insert statement of grounds for suspicion); and
*(e) state under subsection 47 (5) of the Act that I am a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police and have previously applied for a warrant relating to these premises the particulars, including the outcome of any application, of which are as follows:
(insert particulars of any previous application and its outcome); and
(f) apply for the issue of a warrant under subsection 15 (1) of the Act to search the premises for the following evidential material:
(insert description of the kinds of evidential material to which this application relates).
Dated .
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(Signature and designation of police officer)
*Omit if inapplicable.