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Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002
76ABGeneral matters for applications for digital evidence access orders
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#### 76AB General matters for applications for digital evidence access orders
76AB General matters for applications for digital evidence access orders
> > (1) An eligible applicant may apply for a digital evidence access order, in connection with the following warrants, for authority for an executing officer to issue a direction mentioned in section 76AM(1) in relation to a computer that may be found, or has been found, in the execution of the warrant—
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> > > (a) a search warrant,
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> > > (b) a crime scene warrant.
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> > (2) An application for a digital evidence access order is made in connection with a search warrant or crime scene warrant if the application is made—
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> > > (a) at the same time as the application for the warrant, or
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> > > (b) after the warrant has been issued, whether before or after the warrant is executed.
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> **s 76AB:** Ins 2022 No 47, Sch 1\[5\]. Am 2023 No 13, sec 3(3); 2024 No 3, Sch 7\[4\].