28Contents of retrieval warrants

#### 28 Contents of retrieval warrants 28 Contents of retrieval warrants > > (1) A retrieval warrant must specify the following (the retrieval warrant particulars)— > > > > > (a) the name of the applicant, > > > > > (b) the kind of surveillance device authorised to be retrieved, > > > > > (c) the premises, vehicle or other object from which the surveillance device is to be retrieved, > > > > > (d) the name of the law enforcement officer primarily responsible for executing the warrant, > > > > > (e) the period during which the warrant is to be in force, being a period not exceeding 90 days. > > > (1A) A warrant must also include the following— > > > > > (a) a statement that the eligible Judge is satisfied of the matters referred to in section 27(1) and has had regard to the matters referred to in section 27(2), > > > > > (b) the date the warrant is issued, > > > > > (c) the date on which the warrant commences, being not more than 10 days after the date on which the warrant is issued, > > > > > (d) details of any conditions subject to which premises or a vehicle may be entered under the warrant, > > > > > (e) the period within which a report about the retrieval of the surveillance device authorised by the retrieval warrant must be furnished to the eligible Judge under section 44(6), being a period that expires not less than 60 days after the expiry of the warrant. > > > (2) A warrant must be signed by the eligible Judge issuing it and include his or her name. > > > (3) If the eligible Judge issues a warrant on a remote application— > > > > > (a) the eligible Judge must inform the applicant of— > > > > > > > (i) the terms of the warrant, and > > > > > > > (ii) the date on which and the time at which the warrant was issued, > > > > > > and cause those details to be entered in a register kept by the eligible Judge for that purpose, and > > > > > (b) the eligible Judge must provide the applicant with a copy of the warrant as soon as practicable. > > **s 28:** Am 2013 No 103, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2018 No 90, Sch 1\[13\]; 2020 No 30, Sch 2.37; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.87\[5\] \[6\].