In these Regulations—
"authorised police officer "has the same meaning as in the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 ;
"double-sealed envelope" means a process whereby—
(a) documents are enclosed in an envelope (the inner envelope ) which is sealed and displays markings indicating the security classification level of the documents; and
(b) the inner envelope is then enclosed in a second envelope which is sealed;
"eligible Judge" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;
"hand delivery" means delivery of a hard copy of a notification in writing;
"issuing authority" means—
(a) the Supreme Court in relation to an application for—
(i) a coercive powers order; or
(ii) the extension or variation of a coercive powers order; or
(iii) an assistance order; or
(iv) a covert search warrant; or
(v) a preventative detention order; or
(vi) the extension, variation or revocation of a preventative detention order; or
(vii) a prohibited contact order; or
(viii) the variation or revocation of a prohibited contact order; or
(ix) a counter-terrorism intelligence protection order; or
(b) a Judge of the Supreme Court or a magistrate in relation to an application for—
(i) a surveillance device warrant; or
(ii) the extension or variation of a surveillance device warrant; or
(iii) a retrieval warrant; or
(iv) the approval of an emergency authorisation; or
(c) an eligible Judge or nominated AAT member in relation to an application for—
(i) a telecommunications interception warrant; or
(ii) the renewal of a telecommunications interception warrant;
"law enforcement data" means any information obtained, received or held by a law enforcement agency—
(a) for the purpose of one or more of its, or any other law enforcement agency's, law enforcement functions or activities; or
(b) for the enforcement of laws relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; or
(c) in connection with the conduct of proceedings commenced, or about to be commenced, in any court or tribunal; or
(d) for the purposes of its community law enforcement functions;
member of Victoria Police personnel has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;
"nominated AAT member" has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;
"nominated senior police officer" has the same meaning as in the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 ;
"periodic review" has the same meaning as in the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 ;
"police detention decision" has the same meaning as in the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 ;
"remote application", in the case of—
(a) an application for a surveillance device warrant or a retrieval warrant, has the same meaning as in the Surveillance Devices Act 1999 ; or
(b) an application for the extension or variation of a surveillance device warrant or an assistance order, means an application made in the manner described in either section 16 or 20D of the Surveillance Devices Act 1999 ; or
(c) an application for a coercive powers order or the extension or variation of a coercive powers order, means an application made in the manner described in section 6 of the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 ; or
(d) an application for a covert search warrant, means an application made in the manner described in section 10 of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 ; or
(e) an application for a telephone interception warrant or the renewal of a telephone interception warrant, means an application made in the manner described in section 40(2) of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;
"secure delivery" means delivery of documents or information—
(a) in a double-sealed envelope by—
(i) a member of the law enforcement agency that made the application to which the documents relate; or
(ii) a member of Victoria Police personnel; or
(iii) a secure courier; or
(b) by secure attachment to an email; or
(c) by other secure electronic means;
"unique identifying number" means a unique number or name assigned for reference purposes—
(a) to an application by an applicant; or
(b) to a police detention decision by a member of Victoria Police personnel;
"written receipt" means a receipt given by a Public Interest Monitor that specifies—
(a) the unique identifying number of the application or police detention decision to which the notification or documents relate; and
(b) the type of notification or documents that the Public Interest Monitor has received and the regulation under which the notification was made or the documents were delivered (as the case may be); and
(c) if the notification included other documents, a list of those documents.
Example
A copy of an application, a supporting affidavit or further information
requested by the issuing authority.