13Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications

13 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 section 15.

Further information relating to requests or applications (3) If: (a) further information is given to: (i) the Attorney‑General 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, subsection (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, subsection (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, subsection (2) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed oral application for such a warrant.