Surveillance Devices Act 2004

The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must cause a register of warrants, emergency authorisations and tracking device authorisations sought by law enforcement officers of that agency to be kept.

The register is to specify, for each warrant sought by or on behalf of a law enforcement officer of the agency:

the date the warrant was issued or refused; and

the name of the eligible Judge or nominated ART member who issued or refused to issue the warrant; and

if the warrant was issued:

the name of the law enforcement officer named in the warrant as the person primarily responsible for executing it; and

if the warrant was issued in relation to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which the warrant was issued; and

if the warrant was issued in relation to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and

if the warrant was issued in relation to an international assistance authorisation—each offence to which the authorisation relates; and

if the warrant was issued for the purposes of an integrity operation—details identifying the integrity authority for the operation and the relevant offence in respect of which the integrity authority was granted; and

if the warrant is a surveillance device warrant or computer access warrant issued on the basis of a Part 5.3 supervisory order, or a community safety supervision order, that was in force—the date the order was made; and

the period during which the warrant is in force; and

details of any variation or extension of the warrant.

The register is to specify, for each emergency authorisation sought by a law enforcement officer of the agency:

the date the emergency authorisation was given or refused; and

the name of the appropriate authorising officer who gave or refused to give the emergency authorisation; and

if the emergency authorisation was given:

the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the authorisation was given; and

if the authorisation related to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which it was given; and

if the authorisation related to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and

the date on which the application for approval of powers exercised under the authorisation was made; and

whether that application for approval of powers exercised under the authorisation was successful or not.

The register is to specify, for each tracking device authorisation sought by a law enforcement officer of the agency:

the date the tracking device authorisation was given or refused; and

the name of the appropriate authorising officer who gave or refused to give the tracking device authorisation; and

if the tracking device authorisation was given:

the name of the law enforcement officer to whom the authorisation was given; and

if the authorisation related to a relevant offence—the relevant offence in relation to which it was given; and

if the authorisation related to a recovery order—the date of issue of the recovery order and the name of the child to whom the order related; and

if the authorisation was given for the purposes of an integrity operation—details identifying the integrity authority authorising the operation and the relevant offence in respect of which the integrity authority was granted.

The register is not a legislative instrument.