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LISTENING DEVICES ACT 1991 - SECT 21

PART 5 - Miscellaneous Destruction of irrelevant records made by the use of a listening device

(1)  This section applies to the use of a listening device –
(a) pursuant to a warrant granted under Part 4 ; or
(b) in the circumstances referred to in section 5 (2) (c) .
(2)  A person shall, as soon as practicable after it has been made, cause to be destroyed so much of any record, whether in writing or otherwise, of any evidence or information obtained by the person by the use of a listening device to which this section applies as does not relate directly or indirectly to the commission of a prescribed offence within the meaning of Part 4 .
Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.



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