Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995

A Commission may apply for a warrant under Part 4 of the Listening Devices Act 1991 as if – the Commission were a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant; and a reference in that Part to a prescribed offence were read as a reference to the matter of the inquiry being undertaken by the Commission.

If a magistrate authorizes the use of a listening device, by the Commission, under a warrant under Part 4 of the Listening Devices Act 1991 – the warrant may specify a person who is, or a class of persons who are, authorised to install and retrieve a listening device under the authority of the warrant; and that Act applies in respect of the warrant so issued.