Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Surveillance Devices Act 1999 - SECT 30H

Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices

30H. Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices



(1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency-

   (a)  must ensure that every record or report obtained by use of a
        surveillance device by a law enforcement officer of the agency under a
        warrant, emergency authorisation, corresponding warrant or
        corresponding emergency authorisation is kept in a secure place that
        is not accessible to people who are not entitled to deal with the
        record or report; and

   (b)  must destroy or cause to be destroyed any record or report referred to
        in paragraph (a) if satisfied that it is not likely to be required in
        connection with a purpose referred to in section 30E(4), 30F(1) or
        30G(1).

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a record or report that is received into
evidence in legal proceedings or disciplinary proceedings.