Power to obtain documents relating to serious terrorism offences
3ZQN Power to obtain documents relating to serious terrorism offences
This section applies if an authorised AFP officer considers on reasonable grounds that a person has documents (including in electronic form) that are relevant to, and will assist, the investigation of a serious terrorism offence.
The officer may give the person a written notice requiring the person to produce documents that:
relate to one or more of the matters set out in section 3ZQP, as specified in the notice; and
are in the possession or under the control of the person.
The notice must:
specify the name of the person to whom the notice is given; and
specify the matters to which the documents to be produced relate; and
specify the manner in which the documents are to be produced; and
specify the place at which the documents are to be produced; and
specify the day by which the person must comply with the notice, being a day that is at least:
14 days after the giving of the notice; or
if the officer believes that it is appropriate, having regard to the urgency of the situation, to specify an earlier day—3 days after the giving of the notice; and
set out the effect of section 3ZQS (offence for failure to comply); and
if the notice specifies that information about the notice must not be disclosed—set out the effect of section 3ZQT (offence for disclosing existence or nature of a notice).
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