Dedicated Encrypted Criminal Communication Device Prohibition Orders Act 2022

An application for a dedicated encrypted criminal communication device prohibition order must be in the form of an affidavit that—

states the identity of the eligible person, and

if the eligible person has been convicted of serious criminal offences—sets out details of each of the convictions, and

sets out the grounds on which the dedicated encrypted criminal communication device prohibition order is sought, and

includes evidence that the eligible person is likely to use a dedicated encrypted criminal communication device to avoid law enforcement detection of criminal activity, and

sets out details of any dedicated encrypted criminal communication device prohibition orders that have been made in relation to the eligible person, and

states the identity of any other persons, so far as is reasonably practicably known, who may be adversely affected by the order, and

includes any information known to the applicant that may be adverse to the application or, if no adverse information is known, a statement to that effect, and

specifies the period for which the dedicated encrypted criminal communication device prohibition order is sought.

The application must be accompanied by a document signed by a senior police officer authorising the applicant to seek the dedicated encrypted criminal communication device prohibition order against the eligible person.