Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Act 2026 (70 of 2026)

Schedule 1   Police powers and warrants

Part 3   Account takeover warrants, data disruption warrants and network activity warrants

Division 4   Application, transitional and saving provisions relating to data disruption warrants and network activity warrants

31   Data disruption warrants

Warrants in force

(1) A data disruption warrant issued under subsection 27KC(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 that is in force immediately before the sunsetting time ceases to be in force at that time.

Pending applications

(2) An application made before the sunsetting time under subsection 27KA(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for a data disruption warrant, in relation to which an eligible Judge or nominated ART member has not made a decision under subsection 27KC(1) of that Act before that time, is taken, on and after that time, never to have been made.

(3) An application made before the sunsetting time under subsection 27KF(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for an extension or variation of a data disruption warrant, in relation to which an eligible Judge or nominated ART member has not made a decision under subsection 27KF(4) of that Act before that time, is taken, on and after that time, never to have been made.

Concealment of access

(4) Subsections 27KE(9) to (12) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004, as in force immediately before the sunsetting time, continue to apply on and after that time in relation to a data disruption warrant that was issued under subsection 27KC(1), or paragraph 35B(2)(a) or (3)(b), of that Act before that time.

(5) To avoid doubt, subitem (4) applies regardless of whether subitem (1) applies to the warrant.