Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--INTRODUCTION

           Division 1-- Preliminary matters

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Purpose  

           Division 2--Interpretation

   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Law enforcement officer or ICAC officer primarily responsible for warrant  
   6.      Cross-border investigations taken to be carried out in this jurisdiction  
   7.      Application of Criminal Code  

           Division 3--Application of Act

   8.      Act binds Crown  
   9.      Act does not apply to certain Commonwealth agents  
   10.     Act does not limit court discretion  

   PART 2--REGULATION OF INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF SURVEILLANCE DEVICES

   11.     Installation, use and maintenance of listening devices  
   12.     Installation, use and maintenance of optical surveillance devices  
   13.     Installation, use and maintenance of tracking devices  
   14.     Installation, use and maintenance of data surveillance devices by law enforcement officers or ICAC officers  
   14A.    Police use of body-worn video  

   PART 3--RESTRICTION ON COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATION OF PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

   15.     Communication and publication of private conversations and activities  
   16.     Communication and publication of information from use of data surveillance device  

   PART 4--WARRANTS FOR USE OF SURVEILLANCE DEVICES

           Division 1--Introduction

   17.     Types of warrant  
   18.     Who may issue warrant  

           Division 2--Surveillance device warrants

   19.     Application for surveillance device warrant  
   20.     Remote application  
   21.     Deciding application  
   22.     What surveillance device warrant must contain  
   23.     What surveillance device warrant authorises  
   24.     Extension and variation of warrant  
   25.     Revocation of warrant  
   26.     Discontinuing use of surveillance device under warrant – law enforcement agency  
   26A.    Discontinuing use of surveillance device under warrant – ICAC  

           Division 3--Retrieval warrants

   27.     Application for retrieval warrant  
   28.     Remote application  
   29.     Deciding application  
   30.     What retrieval warrant must contain  
   31.     What retrieval warrant authorises  
   32.     Revocation of retrieval warrant  

   PART 5--EMERGENCY AUTHORISATIONS

   33.     When application may be made for emergency authorisation  
   34.     How application is made  
   35.     When authorisation may be given  
   36.     Effect of authorisation  
   37.     Application for approval after use of surveillance device under emergency authorisation  
   38.     Consideration of application  
   39.     Supreme Court Judge may approve emergency use of powers  
   40.     Admissibility of evidence  

   PART 6--EMERGENCY USE OF LISTENING AND OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE DEVICES IN PUBLIC INTEREST

           Division 1--Preliminary matters

   41.     Definition  
   42.     Unlawful acts  

           Division 2--Emergency use of listening and optical surveillance devices in public interest

   43.     Emergency use of listening device in public interest  
   44.     Emergency use of optical surveillance device in public interest  
   45.     Report to Supreme Court Judge  

           Division 3--Publication and communication of information

   46.     Order allowing publication or communication in public interest  
   47.     Application for publication order  
   48.     Confidentiality  

   PART 7--RECOGNITION OF CORRESPONDING WARRANTS AND AUTHORISATIONS

   49.     Corresponding warrants  
   50.     Corresponding emergency authorisations  

   PART 8--COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING

           Division 1--Restrictions on use, communication and publication of information

   51.     Protected information  
   52.     Prohibition on use, communication or publication of protected information  
   53.     Permitted use of local protected information  
   54.     Permitted use of corresponding protected information  
   55.     Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices  
   56.     Protection of surveillance device technologies and methods  
   57.     Protected information in custody of court  

           Division 2--Reporting and record-keeping

   58.     Report to Judge  
   59.     Annual reports  
   60.     Keeping documents for warrants and emergency authorisations  
   61.     Other records to be kept  
   62.     Register of warrants and emergency authorisations  

           Division 3--Inspections

   63.     Inspection of law enforcement agency records by Ombudsman  
   64.     Ombudsman's reports on investigations  
   64A.    Inspection of lCAC records by Inspector  
   64B.    Inspector's reports on investigations  
   65.     Commonwealth Ombudsman's reports on investigations  

   PART 9--FURTHER OFFENCES, ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

           Division 1--Offences

   66.     Possession of surveillance device for unlawful use  
   67.     Damaging etc. surveillance device  

           Division 2--Search and seizure of surveillance devices

   68.     Power to search and seize  
   69.     Retention of seized device  

           Division 3--Legal proceedings

   70.     Admissibility in criminal proceeding of information inadvertently obtained  
   71.     Evidentiary certificates  
   72.     Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate – evidential burden of proof on defence  
   73.     Forfeiture orders  

   PART 10--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   74.     Authorised persons  
   75.     Acquisition on just terms  
   76.     Protection from liability  
   77.     Regulations  

   PART 11--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

           Division 1--Repeals and transitional matters for Surveillance Devices Act 2007

   78.     Repeal  
   79.     Definitions  
   80.     Undecided applications relating to warrants  
   81.     Warrants  
   82.     Urgent authorisations  
   83.     Information, records and reports obtained under repealed Act  

           Division 2--Transitional matters for Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015

   84.     Offences – before and after commencement  
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