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.