sec.346Consideration of application

### sec.346 Consideration of application Before deciding an application for approval of the exercise of powers under an emergency authorisation given under section 343 , the judge must, in particular, and being mindful of the highly intrusive nature of using a surveillance device, consider the following— the nature of the risk of serious violence to a person or substantial damage to property; the extent to which issuing a surveillance device warrant would have helped reduce or avoid the risk; the extent to which law enforcement officers could have used alternative methods of investigation to help reduce or avoid the risk; how much the use of alternative methods of investigation could have helped reduce or avoid the risk; how much the use of alternative methods of investigation would have prejudiced the safety of the person or property because of delay or for another reason; whether or not it was practicable in the circumstances to apply for a surveillance device warrant; any submissions made by a monitor. s 346 ins 2005 No. 45 s 12 - (a) the nature of the risk of serious violence to a person or substantial damage to property; - (b) the extent to which issuing a surveillance device warrant would have helped reduce or avoid the risk; - (c) the extent to which law enforcement officers could have used alternative methods of investigation to help reduce or avoid the risk; - (d) how much the use of alternative methods of investigation could have helped reduce or avoid the risk; - (e) how much the use of alternative methods of investigation would have prejudiced the safety of the person or property because of delay or for another reason; - (f) whether or not it was practicable in the circumstances to apply for a surveillance device warrant; - (g) any submissions made by a monitor.