Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 100A(1) substituted by No. 27/2016 s. 20(1).
(1) A police officer may, without notice, apply for a production order against a person, or anyone else, if—
(a) the person is suspected of having engaged in serious criminal activity; or
(b) the person is suspected of having an interest in property that was not lawfully acquired.
(2) An application under subsection (1) must be supported by an affidavit of the applicant—
(a) stating that a person is suspected of having engaged in serious criminal activity; and
(b) stating that the police officer suspects that the person against whom the order is sought has possession or control of a property-tracking document or property-tracking documents in relation to the serious criminal activity; and
(c) setting out the grounds on which the applicant holds those suspicions.
S. 100A(2A) inserted by No. 27/2016 s. 20(2).
(2A) An application under subsection (1) may be made in person or by telephone, facsimile or other form of electronic communication.
(3) The court hearing an application under subsection (1) may require the applicant to give it any additional information that it requires concerning the grounds on which the order is sought.
S. 100A(4) substituted by No. 27/2016 s. 20(3).
(4) An application under subsection (1) must be heard—
(a) out of court; or
(b) in closed court.