Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROCEEDS OF CRIME ACT 2002 - SECT 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.

             (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.

             (3)  The magistrate may require:

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

                     (b)  any further information.