Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

A law enforcement officer to whom a warrant is issued, or who is primarily responsible for executing a warrant issued, under this chapter must make a report as required under this section.

The report must be made to the judge or magistrate who issued the warrant or to the public interest monitor as stated in the warrant.

The report must be made—

within the time stated in the warrant; or

if the warrant is revoked before the end of the time stated in the warrant—as soon as practicable after the warrant is revoked and within the time stated in the warrant.

For a surveillance device warrant, the report must—

state whether the warrant was executed; and

if so—

state the name of each person involved in the execution of the warrant; and

state the kind of surveillance device used; and

state the period when the device was used; and

state the name, if known, of any person whose conversations or activities were overheard, recorded, monitored, listened to or observed by the use of the device; and

state the name, if known, of any person whose geographical location was found by the use of a tracking device; and

give details of any premises on which the device was installed or any place where the device was used; and

give details of any vehicle or object in or on which the device was installed or any premises where the vehicle or object was located when the device was installed; and

give details of the benefit to the investigation of the use of the device and of the general use made or to be made of any evidence or information obtained by the use of the device; and

give details of the compliance with the conditions, if any, to which the warrant was subject; and

if the warrant was extended or varied, state—

the number of extensions or variations; and

the reasons for them; and

if written notice was given to the public interest monitor under section 335, state the reasons for the notice.

For a retrieval warrant, the report must—

give details of any premises entered, anything opened and any vehicle or object removed and replaced under the warrant; and

state whether the surveillance device was retrieved under the warrant; and

if the device was not retrieved, state the reason that the device was not retrieved; and

give details of the compliance with the conditions, if any, to which the warrant was subject; and

if written notice was given to the public interest monitor under section 342, state the reasons for the notice.

If a report is given to the public interest monitor, the monitor may refer the report to a judge or magistrate for the purpose of an order being made under subsection (7).

On receiving a report, the judge or magistrate may order that any information obtained from or relating to the execution of the warrant or any record of that information be dealt with in the way stated in the order.

The function imposed on a law enforcement officer by subsection (1) may be performed by the person for the time being occupying or acting in the office or position held by the law enforcement officer.

Note—Provision for a statutory function to be performed by a person acting in an office is also made by the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 23(2).