Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 185

185 If cash dealer claims documents contain privileged communications

(1) If, under a production notice, a cash dealer produces a document the cash dealer claims contains privileged communications between the cash dealer and someone else, the police officer receiving the document—

(a) must as soon as reasonably practicable apply to a magistrate for an order for access to the document (
"access order" ); and

(b) may retain the document, but must not inspect it until the application is decided.

(2) Before making the application, the police officer must ask for whom and on what ground the claim is made and record the answers given.

(3) Also, the police officer must—

(a) place the document in a container or envelope; and

(b) seal the container or envelope; and

(c) sign the seal on the container or envelope; and

(d) ask the person producing the document for the cash dealer to sign the seal; and

(e) tell the person producing the document for the cash dealer the document will be retained and an application will be made for an order for access to the document.