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POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006 - SECT 29 Report to Supreme Court or magistrate

POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006 - SECT 29

Report to Supreme Court or magistrate

(1)  A law enforcement officer to whom a warrant is issued, or who is primarily responsible for executing a warrant issued, under this Act must make a report in accordance with this section to the Supreme Court or magistrate who issued the warrant.
(2)  The report must be made –
(a) within the time stated in the warrant; or
(b) if the warrant is revoked before the end of the time stated in the warrant, as soon as practicable after the warrant is revoked and within the time stated in the warrant.
(3)  In the case of a surveillance device warrant, the report must –
(a) state whether the warrant was executed; and
(b) if it was executed –
(i) state the name of the person primarily responsible for the execution of the warrant; and
(ii) state the name of each person involved in the installation, maintenance or retrieval of the surveillance device; and
(iii) state the kind of surveillance device used; and
(iv) state the period during which the device was used; and
(v) state the name, if known, of any person whose conversations or activities were overheard, recorded, monitored, listened to or observed by the use of the device; and
(vi) state the name, if known, of any person whose geographical location was determined by the use of a tracking device; and
(vii) give details of any premises on which the device was installed or any place at which the device was used; and
(viii) give details of any object in or on which the device was installed or any premises where the object was located when the device was installed; and
(ix) give details of the benefit to the investigation of the use of the device and of the general use made or to be made of any evidence or information obtained by the use of the device; and
(x) give details of the compliance with the conditions (if any) to which the warrant was subject; and
(c) if the warrant was extended or varied, state –
(i) the number of extensions or variations; and
(ii) the reasons for them.
(4)  In the case of a retrieval warrant, the report must –
(a) state when the warrant was executed; and
(b) state the name of each person involved in the execution of the warrant; and
(c) state whether the surveillance device was retrieved under the warrant; and
(d) if the device was not retrieved, state the reason why; and
(e) give details of the compliance with the conditions (if any) to which the warrant was subject.
(5)  On receiving a report, the Supreme Court or magistrate may order that any information obtained from or relating to the execution of the warrant or any record of that information be dealt with in the way specified in the order.