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Surveillance Devices Act 2007
46AKeeping documents and records connected with warrants and emergency authorisations executed in participating jurisdictions
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#### 46A Keeping documents and records connected with warrants and emergency authorisations executed in participating jurisdictions
46A Keeping documents and records connected with warrants and emergency authorisations executed in participating jurisdictions
> > (1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a copy of the following documents to be kept in relation to the use or retrieval of a surveillance device in a participating jurisdiction—
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> > > (a) each warrant issued to a law enforcement officer of the agency,
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> > > (b) each notice given to the chief officer of the revocation of a warrant,
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> > > (c) each emergency authorisation given to a law enforcement officer of the agency,
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> > > (d) each application made by a law enforcement officer of the agency for an emergency authorisation,
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> > > (e) each application made by a law enforcement officer of the agency for—
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> > > > (i) a warrant, or
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> > > > (ii) an extension, variation or revocation of a warrant, or
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> > > > (iii) approval of the exercise of powers under an emergency authorisation,
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> > > (f) each report made to a eligible Judge under section 44,
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> > > (g) each certificate issued by a senior officer of the agency under section 50.
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> > (2) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause the following information to be kept in relation to the use or retrieval of a surveillance device in a participating jurisdiction—
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> > > (a) a statement as to whether each application made by a law enforcement officer of the agency for a warrant, or the extension, variation or revocation of a warrant, was granted, refused or withdrawn,
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> > > (b) a statement as to whether each application made by a law enforcement officer of the agency for an emergency authorisation, or for approval of powers exercised under an emergency authorisation, was granted, refused or withdrawn,
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> > > (c) details of each use by the agency, or by a law enforcement officer of the agency, of information obtained by the use of a surveillance device by a law enforcement officer of the agency,
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> > > (d) details of each communication by a law enforcement officer of the agency to a person other than a law enforcement officer of the agency of information obtained by the use of a surveillance device by a law enforcement officer of the agency,
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> > > (e) details of each occasion when, to the knowledge of a law enforcement officer of the agency, information obtained by the use of a surveillance device by a law enforcement officer of the agency was given in evidence in a relevant proceeding,
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> > > (f) details of the destruction of records or reports under section 41(1)(b).
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> **s 46A:** Ins 2013 No 103, Sch 1 \[13\]. Am 2025 No 61, Sch 2.87\[6\].