7Covert search warrants—certified records unavailable for inspection

7 Covert search warrants—certified records unavailable for inspection

7 Covert search warrants—certified records unavailable for inspection

(1) An eligible Judge may, at any time, issue a certificate to the effect that the Judge is satisfied that a document or part of a document referred to in section 6 contains matter that—

(a) may disclose a person’s identity which, if disclosed, may jeopardise the safety of the person or another person, or

(b) if disclosed, may seriously compromise the investigation of a matter.

(2) The document or part of the document to which the certificate relates must not be made available for inspection under section 6(2).

(3) The certificate must be kept with the document to which it relates.

(4) An eligible Judge, whether or not the Judge who issued the certificate, may revoke the certificate if satisfied, after considering submissions from an interested party, that disclosure of the matter to which it relates—

(a) may not jeopardise a person’s safety, or

(b) may no longer seriously compromise the investigation of a matter.