POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006
- Act 22 of 2006
- Royal Assent 18 December 2006
Table of Provisions
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Meaning of "reckless"
- 5 Relationship to other laws and matters
- 6 Act binds Crown
PART 2 - Warrants Division 1 - Introduction
- 7 Types of warrant
- 8 Who may issue warrants?
Division 2 - Surveillance device warrants
- 9 Application for surveillance device warrant
- 10 Remote application
- 11 Determining the application
- 12 What must a surveillance device warrant contain?
- 13 What a surveillance device warrant authorises
- 14 Extension and variation of surveillance device warrant
- 15 Revocation of surveillance device warrant
- 16 Discontinuance of use of surveillance device under warrant
Division 3 - Retrieval warrants
- 17 Application for retrieval warrant
- 18 Remote application
- 19 Determining the application
- 20 What must a retrieval warrant contain?
- 21 What a retrieval warrant authorises
- 22 Revocation of retrieval warrant
PART 3 - Emergency Authorisations
- 23 Emergency authorisation risk of serious personal
violence or substantial property damage
- 24 Emergency authorisation continued use of authorised surveillance
device in participating jurisdiction
- 25 Application for approval after use of surveillance device under
emergency authorisation
- 26 Consideration of application
- 27 Approval of emergency use of powers
- 28 Admissibility of evidence
- 29 Report to Supreme Court or magistrate
PART 4 - Recognition of Corresponding Warrants and Emergency
Authorisations
- 30 Corresponding warrants
- 31 Corresponding emergency authorisations
PART 5 - Compliance and Monitoring Division 1 - Restrictions on
use, communication and publication of information
- 32 Interpretation
- 33 Prohibition on communication or publication of protected information
- 34 Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices
- 35 Protection of surveillance device technologies and methods
- 36 Protected information in custody of court
Division 2 - Reporting and record-keeping
- 37 Keeping documents connected with warrants and emergency authorisations
- 38 Other records to be kept
- 39 Register of warrants and emergency authorisations
Division 3 - Inspections
- 40 Appointment of inspection entity
- 41 Inspection of records by inspection entity
- 42 Report on inspection
Division 4 - General
- 43 Evidentiary certificates
PART 6 - General