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SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 2007 (NO 19 OF 2007) - SECT 71

Evidentiary certificates

    (1)     A senior officer of a law enforcement agency, or a person assisting the senior officer, may issue a written certificate signed by the officer or person stating any facts the officer or person considers relevant in relation to:

    (a)     anything done by a law enforcement officer of the agency, or by a person assisting or providing technical expertise to the officer, in relation to the execution of a warrant or under an emergency authorisation; or

    (b)     anything done by a law enforcement officer of the agency in relation to:

        (i)     the communication by a person to another person of relevant information; or

        (ii)     the making use of relevant information; or

        (iii)     the making of a record of relevant information; or

        (iv)     the custody of a record of relevant information.

    (2)     For subsection (1)(b), relevant information is information obtained by the use of a surveillance device under a warrant, emergency authorisation, corresponding warrant or corresponding emergency authorisation.

    (3)     A document purporting to be a certificate issued under subsection (1) or a corresponding provision of a corresponding law is admissible in evidence in any proceeding.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply to a certificate to the extent the certificate states facts in relation to anything done under an emergency authorisation or corresponding emergency authorisation unless the use of powers under the authorisation has been approved under section 39 or a corresponding provision of a corresponding law.



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