Subject of questioning warrant must not leave Australia without permission
34GC Subject of questioning warrant must not leave Australia without permission
The subject of a questioning warrant commits an offence if:
the subject is notified of:
the issue of the warrant; and
the effect of this subsection; and
the subject leaves Australia; and
the leaving occurs:
after the subject is notified as mentioned in paragraph (a); and
before the end of the period specified in the warrant as the period during which the warrant is to be in force; and
the subject does not have written permission from the Director‑General to leave Australia at the time the subject leaves Australia.
A notice of the issue of a questioning warrant under subparagraph (a)(i) may be given under section 34BH or otherwise.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
The Director‑General may give written permission for the subject of a questioning warrant to leave Australia at a specified time. The permission may be given either unconditionally or subject to specified conditions.
The Director‑General may revoke or amend the permission: see subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
If a permission under subsection (2) is given subject to a condition and the condition is not met, the permission is not in force.
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