Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(a) a proceeding or investigation relating to a criminal matter involving a serious offence has commenced in a foreign country;
(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that evidential material relating to the investigation or proceeding is located in Australia; and
(c) the foreign country requests the Attorney - General to arrange for the evidential material to be obtained;
the Attorney - General may, in his or her discretion, authorise a police officer, in writing, to apply to a Magistrate or eligible Judge for one or more search warrants in respect of the evidential material.
Note: Divisions 2 and 3 of Part VIIA make provision relating to applications for, and the issue and execution of, search warrants requested by foreign countries.