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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
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#### 120 Information in application for detention warrant
120 Information in application for detention warrant
(cf [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040), s 356I)
> > (1) An authorised officer must not issue a detention warrant unless the application for the warrant includes the following information—
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> > > (a) the nature of any offence under investigation,
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> > > (b) the general nature of the evidence on which the person to whom the application relates was arrested,
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> > > (c) what investigation has taken place and what further investigation is proposed,
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> > > (c1) the period (if any) during which the person has been a protected suspect in relation to the investigation,
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> > > (d) the reasons for believing that the continued detention of the person is reasonably necessary to complete the investigation,
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> > > (e) the extent to which the person is co-operating in the investigation,
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> > > (f) if a previous application for the same, or substantially the same, warrant was refused, details of the previous application and of the refusal and any additional information required,
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> > > (g) any other information required by the regulations.
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> > (2) The applicant must provide (either orally or in writing) such further information as the authorised officer requires concerning the grounds on which the detention warrant is being sought.
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> > (3) Nothing in this section requires an applicant for a detention warrant to disclose the identity of a person from whom information was obtained if the applicant is satisfied that to do so might jeopardise the safety of any person.
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> **s 120:** Am 2014 No 31, Sch 1 \[15\].