76JApplication for search warrant by telephone or other electronic

76J Application for search warrant by telephone or other electronic means (1) If it is not practicable to apply for a search warrant in person, the application may be made by telephone or other electronic means of communication. (2) A Local Court Judge who issues a warrant on an application made under subsection (1) must: (a) complete and sign the warrant; and (b) record on the warrant the reasons for issuing it; and (c) inform the authorised officer by telephone or other electronic means of communication of its terms. (3) When informed of the terms of the warrant under subsection (2)(c), the authorised officer must as soon as practicable: (a) create 2 copies of the warrant in the terms provided by the Judge; and (b) write on each copy the name of the Judge and the date and time the warrant was issued; and (c) forward one copy to the Judge. (4) The authorised officer may use the remaining copy of the warrant to exercise the powers granted by the warrant signed by the Judge. (5) After comparing the forwarded copy with the original warrant, the Judge must certify the copy as being in identical substance to the original warrant if so satisfied.