Information for covert search warrant application

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For section 148(3)(d) of the Act, the information about any warrants issued within the previous year that must be included in a covert search warrant application is as follows—

(a)

the type of warrant;

(b)

when and where the warrant was issued, and the court that issued it;

(c)

how long the warrant was in force;

(d)

whether the warrant related to a person or a place;

(e)

the type of major crime or corruption or the confiscation related activity or the qualifying offence or suspected qualifying offence for which the warrant was issued;

(f)

if the warrant was a search warrant or a covert search warrant—

(i)

any evidence seized under the warrant; and

(ii)

whether a proceeding was started because of a search under the warrant; and

(iii)

how the search helped in any investigation;

(g)

if the warrant was a surveillance warrant—

(i)

whether a proceeding was started because of the use of a surveillance device under the warrant; and

(ii)

how any surveillance under the warrant helped in any investigation.

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