Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           part 1 - preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - authorisation to use surveillance devices

           Division 1 - General principles

   5.      No use etc. of surveillance device without authorisation
   6.      Authorisation to use etc. surveillance device in certain circumstances
   7.      Authorisation regarding information unintentionally obtained
   8.      Requirement for law enforcement officers to be authorised to use etc. surveillance devices

           Division 2 - Authorisation by warrant

   9.      Application for warrant
   10.     Application by telephone etc.
   11.     Consideration of application for warrant
   12.     Issue of warrant
   13.     Conditions and restrictions of warrant
   14.     Judge or magistrate must keep record of warrant issued
   15.     Form of warrant
   16.     Additional matters regarding issue of warrant applied for by telephone etc.
   17.     Refusal to issue warrant and consideration of further applications
   18.     Procedures relating to expiry of warrant applied for by telephone etc.
   19.     Amendment of term of warrant specifying premises etc. in respect of use etc. of surveillance device
   20.     Extension of warrant
   21.     Hearing of application not to be heard in open court etc.

           Division 3 - Urgent authorisations

   22.     Application for use etc. of surveillance device in urgent circumstances
   23.     Application for urgent authorisation
   24.     Consideration of application
   25.     Issue of urgent authorisation
   26.     Conditions and restrictions of urgent authorisation
   27.     Authorised person to keep record of urgent authorisation issued
   28.     Form of urgent authorisation
   29.     Application for warrant to authorise use etc. of surveillance device pursuant to urgent authorisation
   30.     Determination of application made under section 29
   31.     Effect of order made under section 30(3)
   32.     Authorisation by warrant of action taken pursuant to urgent authorisation required

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   33.     Authorisation of warrant or urgent authorisation extends to persons other than law enforcement officer and to connection devices
   34.     Withdrawal of warrant or urgent authorisation

           part 3 - dealings with information etc. obtained by surveillance devices

   35.     Interpretation
   36.     Dealings with records obtained by surveillance devices
   37.     Use of information obtained by surveillance devices

           part 4 - offences, EVIDENTIARY MATTERS, etc.

           Division 1 - Offences

   38.     Possession of surveillance device for unlawful use
   39.     Unlawful removal or retrieval of surveillance device
   40.     Communication or publication of information obtained by use etc. of surveillance device prohibited
   41.     Report on finding surveillance device

           Division 2 - Evidentiary

   42.     Presumption as to evidence obtained under warrant or urgent authorisation
   43.     Admissibility in criminal proceedings of information inadvertently obtained
   44.     Evidentiary matters in relation to warrants applied for by telephone etc.
   45.     Offences by body corporates

           Division 3 - Seizure, detention and forfeiture of devices

   46.     Power to search and seize
   47.     Detention of devices seized
   48.     Orders on finding of guilt

           part 5 - miscellaneous

           Division 1 - Reporting

   49.     Annual reports
   50.     Other reports
   51.     Keeping of records

           Division 2 - Other

   52.     Protection from prosecution
   53.     Regulations
   54.     Acquisition to be on just terms
   55.     Repeal
   56.     Savings and transitional