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Justices Act 1886
sec.67Approved procedures for computer warrants
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### sec.67 Approved procedures for computer warrants
A warrant ( computer warrant ) may be created in the form of computer stored information under procedures ( approved procedures )—
prescribed under a regulation; or
made by the chief executive, by the commissioner of the police service, or jointly by the chief executive and commissioner, and approved under a regulation; or
partly prescribed under a regulation, and partly made as mentioned in paragraph (b) and approved under a regulation.
Approved procedures may include provision for the following—
the use of computer systems for computer warrants;
the generation and management of written versions of computer warrants;
security of, and access to, information about warrants that is kept in computer systems;
any matter required or permitted to be prescribed under approved procedures;
any matter necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this division.
s 67 prev s 67 om 1964 No. 32 s 28
pres s 67 ins 1996 No. 30 s 5
(sec.67-ssec.1) A warrant ( computer warrant ) may be created in the form of computer stored information under procedures ( approved procedures )— prescribed under a regulation; or made by the chief executive, by the commissioner of the police service, or jointly by the chief executive and commissioner, and approved under a regulation; or partly prescribed under a regulation, and partly made as mentioned in paragraph (b) and approved under a regulation.
(sec.67-ssec.2) Approved procedures may include provision for the following— the use of computer systems for computer warrants; the generation and management of written versions of computer warrants; security of, and access to, information about warrants that is kept in computer systems; any matter required or permitted to be prescribed under approved procedures; any matter necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this division.
- (a) prescribed under a regulation; or
- (b) made by the chief executive, by the commissioner of the police service, or jointly by the chief executive and commissioner, and approved under a regulation; or
- (c) partly prescribed under a regulation, and partly made as mentioned in paragraph (b) and approved under a regulation.
- (a) the use of computer systems for computer warrants;
- (b) the generation and management of written versions of computer warrants;
- (c) security of, and access to, information about warrants that is kept in computer systems;
- (d) any matter required or permitted to be prescribed under approved procedures;
- (e) any matter necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this division.