Tasmanian Numbered Acts

POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006 (NO. 22 OF 2006)

- Act 22 of 2006
- Royal Assent 18 December 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Meaning of "reckless"
   5.      Relationship to other laws and matters
   6.      Act binds Crown

   PART 2 - Warrants

           Division 1 - Introduction

   7.      Types of warrant
   8.      Who may issue warrants?

           Division 2 - Surveillance device warrants

   9.      Application for surveillance device warrant
   10.     Remote application
   11.     Determining the application
   12.     What must a surveillance device warrant contain?
   13.     What a surveillance device warrant authorises
   14.     Extension and variation of surveillance device warrant
   15.     Revocation of surveillance device warrant
   16.     Discontinuance of use of surveillance device under warrant

           Division 3 - Retrieval warrants

   17.     Application for retrieval warrant
   18.     Remote application
   19.     Determining the application
   20.     What must a retrieval warrant contain?
   21.     What a retrieval warrant authorises
   22.     Revocation of retrieval warrant

   PART 3 - Emergency Authorisations

   23.     Emergency authorisation – risk of serious personal violence or substantial property damage
   24.     Emergency authorisation – continued use of authorised surveillance device in participating jurisdiction
   25.     Application for approval after use of surveillance device under emergency authorisation
   26.     Consideration of application
   27.     Approval of emergency use of powers
   28.     Admissibility of evidence
   29.     Report to Supreme Court or magistrate

   PART 4 - Recognition of Corresponding Warrants and Emergency Authorisations

   30.     Corresponding warrants
   31.     Corresponding emergency authorisations

   PART 5 - Compliance and Monitoring

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

   32.     Interpretation
   33.     Prohibition on communication or publication of protected information
   34.     Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices
   35.     Protection of surveillance device technologies and methods
   36.     Protected information in custody of court

           Division 2 - Reporting and record-keeping

   37.     Keeping documents connected with warrants and emergency authorisations
   38.     Other records to be kept
   39.     Register of warrants and emergency authorisations

           Division 3 - Inspections

   40.     Appointment of inspection entity
   41.     Inspection of records by inspection entity
   42.     Report on inspection

           Division 4 - General

   43.     Evidentiary certificates

   PART 6 - General

   44.     Annual reports
   45.     Regulations
   46.     Administration of Act
   47.     Consequential Amendments
           SCHEDULE 1