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Form 4A—Named person warrant for Part 5.3 supervisory order—telecommunications services
Commonwealth of Australia
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979
NAMED PERSON WARRANT FOR PART 5.3 SUPERVISORY ORDER—TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
| Particular person(named person) | [full known name, other known names, other known identifying information (e.g. date of birth)] |
|---|---|
| Applicant agency | [name] |
1 Authorisation
(1) I, [name], *an eligible Judge/*a nominated ART member within the meaning of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act), acting under section 46A of the Act, authorise interceptions of communications made to or from any telecommunications service that the named person mentioned above is using, or is likely to use. (2) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that: (a) Division 3 of Part 2‑5 of the Act has been complied with in relation to the application for this warrant; and *(b) because of urgent circumstances, it was necessary to make the application by telephone; and (c) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the named person is using, or is likely to use, more than one telecommunications service; and (d) a Part 5.3 supervisory order is in force (including because of section 6T of the Act) in relation to the named person; and (e) information that would be likely to be obtained by intercepting under a warrant communications made to or from any telecommunications service that the named person is using, or is likely to use, would be likely to substantially assist in connection with: *(i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or *(ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with.
Note: For paragraph (2)(d), section 6T of the Act deems certain Part 5.3 supervisory orders to be in force if they have been made but not yet come into force.
(3) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that the warrant should be issued having regard to the following matters only: (a) how much the privacy of any person or persons would be likely to be interfered with by intercepting under a warrant communications made to or from any telecommunications service used, or likely to be used, by the named person; (b) how much the information referred to in paragraph (2)(e) would be likely to assist in connection with: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; (c) to what extent methods (including the use of a warrant issued under section 46 of the Act) for: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; that do not involve the use of a warrant issued under section 46A of the Act in relation to the named person have been used by, or are available to, the applicant agency; (d) how much the use of such methods would be likely to assist in connection with: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; (e) how much the use of such methods would be likely to prejudice: (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; whether because of delay or for any other reason; (f) whether intercepting under a warrant communications referred to in paragraph (a) would be the method that is likely to have the least interference with any person’s privacy; *(g) in relation to a Part 5.3 supervisory order that is a control order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the control order is in force: (i) has engaged, is engaging, or will engage, in a terrorist act; or (ii) has provided, is providing, or will provide, support for a terrorist act; or (iii) has facilitated, is facilitating, or will facilitate, a terrorist act; or (iv) has provided, is providing, or will provide, support for the engagement in a hostile activity in a foreign country; or (v) has facilitated, is facilitating, or will facilitate, the engagement in a hostile activity in a foreign country; *(ga) in relation to a Part 5.3 supervisory order that is an extended supervision order or interim supervision order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the order is in force has committed, is committing, or will commit a serious Part 5.3 or 5.3A offence; (gb) in relation to any Part 5.3 supervisory order—the possibility that the person in relation to whom the order is in force: (i) has contravened, is contravening or will contravene the Part 5.3 supervisory order; or (ii) will contravene a succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order; *(h) [if the applicant agency is an interception agency of Victoria] any submissions made by the Victorian PIM under section 44A of the Act to me; *(i) [if the applicant agency is an interception agency of Queensland] any submissions made by the Queensland PIM under section 45 of the Act to me. (4) This warrant is issued on the basis of the Part 5.3 supervisory order mentioned in paragraph (2)(d), details of which are specified in the following table.