15CARequests by foreign countries for surveillance devices

15CA Requests by foreign countries for surveillance devices

(1) The Attorney‑General may, in his or her discretion, authorise an eligible law enforcement officer, in writing, to apply for a surveillance device warrant under section 14 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 if the Attorney‑General is satisfied that: (a) an investigation, or investigative proceeding, relating to a criminal matter involving an offence against the law of a foreign country (the requesting country) that is punishable by a maximum penalty of imprisonment for 3 years or more, imprisonment for life or the death penalty has commenced in the requesting country; and (b) the requesting country requests the Attorney‑General to arrange for the use of a surveillance device; and (c) the requesting country has given appropriate undertakings in relation to: (i) ensuring that the information obtained as a result of the use of the surveillance device will only be used for the purpose for which it is communicated to the requesting country; and (ii) the destruction of a document or other thing containing information obtained as a result of the use of the surveillance device; and (iii) any other matter the Attorney‑General considers appropriate. (2) In this section:

eligible law enforcement officer means a person mentioned in column 3 of item 5 of the table in subsection 6A(6), or in column 3 of item 5 of the table in subsection 6A(7), of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004.