Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The judge or magistrate must hear an application for a surveillance device warrant in the absence of anyone other than the following—
(a) the applicant;
(b) a monitor;
(c) someone the judge or magistrate permits to be present;
(d) a lawyer representing anyone mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(2) Also, the judge or magistrate must hear the application—
(a) in the absence of the person proposed to be placed under surveillance (the relevant person) or anyone likely to inform the relevant person of the application; and
(b) without the relevant person having been informed of the application.