Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

CHAPTER 3 - INFORMATION GATHERING  

PART 3-5 - SEARCH AND SEIZURE  

Division 1 - Search warrants  

Subdivision B - Applying for search warrants by telephone or other electronic means  

SECTION 229   Applying for search warrants by telephone or other electronic means  

229(1)    
An * authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a * search warrant by telephone, fax or other electronic means:


(a) in an urgent case; or


(b) if the delay that would occur if an application were made in person would frustrate the effective execution of the warrant.

229(2)    
An application under subsection (1):


(a) must include all information that would be required in an ordinary application for a * search warrant; and


(b) if necessary, may be made before the information is sworn.

229(3)    
The magistrate may require:


(a) communication by voice to the extent that it is practicable in the circumstances; and


(b) any further information.




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