LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 80J Decisions about applications for DECCD access orders
LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 80J
Decisions about applications for DECCD access orders80J Decisions about applications for DECCD access orders
(1) The Magistrate must--(a) consider the application for the DECCD access order, and(b) decide whether or not to grant the application and issue a DECCD access order.
(2) The Magistrate may grant an application for a DECCD access order only if the Magistrate is satisfied--(a) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the person specified in the application is--(i) in possession of a device suspected of being a dedicated encrypted criminal communication device, and(ii) committing a DECCD offence, and(b) the making of the DECCD access order will assist law enforcement in determining whether the device is a dedicated encrypted criminal communication device.
(3) If the Magistrate grants the application, the Magistrate must issue a DECCD access order to the applicant.