53Register of warrants, emergency authorisations and tracking device authorisations

#### 53 Register of warrants, emergency authorisations and tracking device authorisations (1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a register of warrants, emergency authorisations and tracking device authorisations sought by law enforcement officers of that agency to be kept. (2) The register is to specify, for each warrant sought by or on behalf of a law enforcement officer of the agency: (a) the date the warrant was issued or refused; and (b) the name of the eligible Judge or nominated ART member who issued or refused to issue the warrant; and (c) if the warrant was issued: (i) the name of the law enforcement officer named in the warrant as the person primarily responsible for executing it; and (ii) if the warrant was issued in relation to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which the warrant was issued; and (iii) if the warrant was issued in relation to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and (iiia) if the warrant was issued in relation to an international assistance authorisation—each offence to which the authorisation relates; and (iiib) if the warrant was issued for the purposes of an integrity operation—details identifying the integrity authority for the operation and the relevant offence in respect of which the integrity authority was granted; and (iiic) if the warrant is a surveillance device warrant or computer access warrant issued on the basis of a Part 5.3 supervisory order, or a community safety supervision order, that was in force—the date the order was made; and (iv) the period during which the warrant is in force; and (v) details of any variation or extension of the warrant. (3) The register is to specify, for each emergency authorisation sought by a law enforcement officer of the agency: (a) the date the emergency authorisation was given or refused; and (b) the name of the appropriate authorising officer who gave or refused to give the emergency authorisation; and (c) if the emergency authorisation was given: (i) the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the authorisation was given; and (ii) if the authorisation related to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which it was given; and (iii) if the authorisation related to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and (iv) the date on which the application for approval of powers exercised under the authorisation was made; and (v) whether that application for approval of powers exercised under the authorisation was successful or not. (4) The register is to specify, for each tracking device authorisation sought by a law enforcement officer of the agency: (a) the date the tracking device authorisation was given or refused; and (b) the name of the appropriate authorising officer who gave or refused to give the tracking device authorisation; and (c) if the tracking device authorisation was given: (i) the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the authorisation was given; and (ii) if the authorisation related to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which it was given; and (iii) if the authorisation related to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and (iv) if the authorisation was given for the purposes of an integrity operation—details identifying the integrity authority authorising the operation and the relevant offence in respect of which the integrity authority was granted. (5) The register is not a legislative instrument.