Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

A Supreme Court judge or a magistrate may issue a retrieval warrant if the judge or magistrate is satisfied—

that there are reasonable grounds for the belief founding the application for the warrant; and

for a remote application—that it would have been impracticable for the application to have been made in person.

In deciding whether a retrieval warrant should be issued, the judge or magistrate must have regard to—

the extent to which the privacy of any person is likely to be affected; and

the public interest in retrieving the device sought to be retrieved; and

any submissions made by a monitor.