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TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 39

Agency may apply for warrant

             (1)  An agency may apply to an eligible Judge or nominated AAT member for a warrant in respect of a telecommunications service or a person.

             (2)  An application for a warrant shall be made on an agency's behalf by:

                     (a)  in the case of the Australian Federal Police--a member of the Australian Federal Police; or

                    (aa)  in the case of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity:

                              (i)  the Integrity Commissioner; or

                             (ii)  an Assistant Integrity Commissioner; or

                            (iii)  a staff member of ACLEI who is authorised in writing by the Integrity Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph; or

                     (b)  in the case of the ACC:

                              (i)  the Chief Executive Officer of the ACC or an examiner; or

                             (ii)  a member of a police force who is a member of the staff of the ACC; or

                     (c)  in the case of the Police Force of a State--an officer of that Police Force; or

                     (d)  in the case of the Crime Commission:

                              (i)  a member of the Crime Commission; or

                             (ii)  a member of the staff of the Crime Commission; or

                     (e)  in the case of the Independent Commission Against Corruption--an officer of that Commission; or

                    (ea)  in the case of the Office of Police Integrity:

                              (i)  a member of the staff of the Office of Police Integrity; or

                             (ii)  an individual who is engaged under paragraph 17(1)(b) of the Police Integrity Act; or

                      (f)  in the case of the Crime and Misconduct Commission--a commission officer (within the meaning of the Crime and Misconduct Act ); or

                     (g)  in the case of the Police Integrity Commission:

                              (i)  an Assistant Commissioner or the Commissioner of the Police Integrity Commission; or

                             (ii)  a member of the staff of the Police Integrity Commission; or

                      (i)  in the case of the Corruption and Crime Commission--an officer of the Corruption and Crime Commission.



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