9Ministerial concurrence or confirmation

#### 9 Ministerial concurrence or confirmation 9 Ministerial concurrence or confirmation > > (1) An authorisation may only be given with the concurrence of the Police Minister, except as provided by subsection (2). > > > (2) An authorisation may be given without the concurrence of the Police Minister if he or she is not able to be contacted at the time it is given. > > > (3) If the authorisation is given without the concurrence of the Police Minister— > > > > > (a) the Police Minister is to be notified of the authorisation as soon as the Police Minister is available to be notified, and > > > > > (b) in the case of an authorisation under section 5—the authorisation ceases to have effect if the Police Minister has not confirmed the authorisation within 48 hours after the authorisation was given. > > Note. > > The Police Minister may at any time direct that an authorisation be revoked—see section 12 (1).