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Surveillance Devices Act 1999
30ORegister of warrants and emergency authorisations
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30O Register of warrants and emergency authorisations
(1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a register of warrants and emergency authorisations to be kept.
(2) The register is to specify, for each warrant issued to a law enforcement officer of the agency—
(a) the date of issue of the warrant; and
(b) the name of the judge or magistrate who issued the warrant; and
(c) the name of the law enforcement officer named in the warrant as the person primarily responsible for executing it; and
(d) the offence in relation to which the warrant was issued; and
(e) the period during which the warrant is in force; and
(f) details of any variation or extension of the warrant.
(3) The register is to specify, for each emergency authorisation given to a law enforcement officer of the agency—
(a) the date the emergency authorisation was given; and
(b) the name of the senior officer who gave the emergency authorisation; and
(c) the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the emergency authorisation was given; and
(d) the offence in relation to which the emergency authorisation was given; and
(e) the date on which the application for approval of powers exercised under the emergency authorisation was made.
Pt 5 Div. 3 (Heading and ss 30P–30R) inserted by No. 26/2004 s. 13 (as amended by No. 27/2006 ss 21(2)
(b)–(h), 22).
Division 3—Inspections
S. 30P (Heading) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 140(1), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 37.3).
S. 30P inserted by No. 26/2004 s. 13 (as amended by No. 27/2006 s. 21(2)
(b)–(e)).