Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Chief Commissioner must make a written record of any application for a service search warrant under Division 7.
(2) A record made under subsection (1) must include the following regarding each application—
(a) a record of the evidence given to the magistrate in support of the application (whether the evidence was given orally or by affidavit);
(b) a record of the decision made on the application by the magistrate;
(c) a copy or extract of any order made by the magistrate in the matter that is registered in—
(i) the register kept under section 18 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 ; or
(ii) the register kept under section 537 of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 .
(3) A record under subsection (1) must be made—
(a) for information referred to in subsection (2)(a) or (b), immediately after the magistrate's decision or, if that is not practicable, as soon as practicable after the decision; or
(b) for information referred to in subsection (2)(c), as soon as practicable after the order is registered.
(4) The Chief Commissioner must make written records of the prescribed particulars regarding searches carried out under service search warrants including particulars for or with respect to—
(a) the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty or function under or in relation to service search warrants; and
(b) searches for individuals who are persons with a special vulnerability.
(5) A record under subsection (4) must be made immediately after the search is carried out or, if that is not practicable, as soon as practicable after the search is carried out.
S. 112ZZC inserted by No. 10/2024 s. 14.