Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Surveillance Devices Act 1999 - SECT 20H

Revocation of retrieval warrant

20H. Revocation of retrieval warrant



(1) A retrieval warrant may be revoked at any time before the expiration of
the period of validity specified in it by-

   (a)  a Supreme Court judge, if a Supreme Court judge issued the warrant; or

   (b)  a magistrate, if a magistrate issued the warrant.

(2) A judge or magistrate who revokes a warrant must give notice of the
revocation to the chief officer of the law enforcement agency of which the law
enforcement officer to whom the warrant was issued is a member.

(3) If the chief officer of a law enforcement agency is satisfied that the
grounds for issue of a retrieval warrant to a law enforcement officer of the
agency no longer exist, the chief officer must, by instrument in writing,
revoke the warrant.

(4) If the law enforcement officer to whom a retrieval warrant has been
issued, or who is primarily responsible for executing a retrieval warrant,
believes that the grounds for issue of the warrant no longer exist, he or she
must inform the chief officer of the law enforcement agency immediately.

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