Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 212

212 Covert search warrant applications

(1) A police officer of at least the rank of inspector may apply to a Supreme Court judge for a warrant (
"covert search warrant" ) to enter and search a place for evidence of a designated offence, organised crime or terrorism.

(2) The application must—

(a) be sworn and state the grounds on which the warrant is sought; and

(b) include information required under the responsibilities code about any warrants issued within the previous year in relation to the place or person suspected of being involved in the designated offence, organised crime or terrorism to which the application relates.

(3) Subsection (2) (b) applies only to—

(a) information kept in a register that the police officer may inspect; and

(b) information the police officer otherwise actually knows.

(4) The applicant must advise the public interest monitor of the application under arrangements decided by the monitor.

(5) The judge may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the judge all the information the judge requires about the application in the way the judge requires.

Example—

The judge may require additional information supporting the application to be given by statutory declaration.