8Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications

8 Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications

Requests and written applications (1) Upon receiving a proposed request by the Director‑General of Security or written application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, the relevant Public Interest Advocate: (a) may consider the proposed request or application; and (b) must, as soon as reasonably practicable, advise the applicant that: (i) he or she will prepare a submission in relation to the proposed request or application; or (ii) he or she is unable to prepare a submission in relation to the proposed request or application. Oral applications (2) Upon being notified about a proposed oral application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, the relevant Public Interest Advocate must advise the applicant whether he or she is able to attend the hearing of the application.

Note: See regulation 10.

Further information relating to requests or applications (3) If: (a) further information is given to: (i) the Minister in relation to a request by the Director‑General of Security; or (ii) the relevant Part 4‑1 issuing authority in relation to an application by an enforcement agency; and (b) a Public Interest Advocate is also given the further information or a summary of it; then: (c) in the case of a request by the Director‑General of Security for a journalist information warrant, subregulation (1) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed request for such a warrant; and (d) in the case of a written application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, subregulation (1) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed written application for such a warrant; and (e) in the case of an oral application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, subregulation (2) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed oral application for such a warrant.