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

33   Network activity warrants

Warrants in force

(1) A network activity warrant issued under subsection 27KM(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 27KK(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for a network activity warrant, in relation to which an eligible Judge or nominated ART member has not made a decision under subsection 27KM(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 27KQ(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 for an extension or variation of a network activity warrant, in relation to which an eligible Judge or nominated ART member has not made a decision under subsection 27KQ(4) of that Act before that time, is taken, on and after that time, never to have been made.

Concealment of access

(4) Subsections 27KP(8) to (10) 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 network activity warrant that was issued under subsection 27KM(1) of that Act before that time.

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