NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 2000
As in force at 6 December 2000
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
PART 1 – PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Act binds Crown
PART 2 – AUTHORISATION TO USE SURVEILLANCE DEVICES
Division 1 – General principles
5. No use etc. of surveillance device without authorisation
6.Authorisation to use etc. surveillance device in certain circumstances
7. Authorisation regarding information unintentionally obtained
8.Requirement for law enforcement officers to be authorised to use etc. surveillance devices
Division 2 – Authorisation by warrant
9. Application for warrant
10. Application by telephone etc.
11. Consideration of application for warrant
12. Issue of warrant
13. Conditions and restrictions of warrant
14. Judge or magistrate must keep record of warrant issued
15. Form of warrant16. Additional matters regarding issue of warrant applied for by telephone etc.
17.Refusal to issue warrant and consideration of further applications
18. Procedures relating to expiry of warrant applied for by telephone etc.
19. Amendment of term of warrant specifying premises etc. in respect of use etc. of surveillance device
20. Extension of warrant
21. Hearing of application not to be heard in open court etc.
Division 3 – Urgent authorisations
22. Application for use etc. of surveillance device in urgent circumstances
23. Application for urgent authorisation
24. Consideration of application
25. Issue of urgent authorisation
26. Conditions and restrictions of urgent authorisation
27. Authorised person to keep record of urgent authorisation issued
28. Form of urgent authorisation29. Application for warrant to authorise use etc. of surveillance device pursuant to urgent authorisation
30. Determination of application made under section 29
31. Effect of order made under section 30(3)32.Authorisation by warrant of action taken pursuant to urgent authorisation required
Division 4 – Miscellaneous
33. Authorisation of warrant or urgent authorisation extends to persons other than law enforcement officer and to connection devices
34. Withdrawal of warrant or urgent authorisation
PART 3 – DEALINGS WITH INFORMATION ETC. OBTAINED BY SURVEILLANCE DEVICES
35. Interpretation
36. Dealings with records obtained by surveillance devices
37. Use of information obtained by surveillance devices
PART 4 – OFFENCES, EVIDENTIARY MATTERS, ETC.
Division 1 – Offences
38. Possession of surveillance device for unlawful use
39. Unlawful removal or retrieval of surveillance device40.Communication or publication of information obtained by use etc. of surveillance device prohibited
41. Report on finding surveillance device
Division 2 – Evidentiary
42.Presumption as to evidence obtained under warrant or urgent authorisation
43. Admissibility in criminal proceedings of information inadvertently obtained
44. Evidentiary matters in relation to warrants applied for by telephone etc.
45. Offences by body corporates
Division 3 – Seizure, detention and forfeiture of devices
46. Power to search and seize
47. Detention of devices seized
48. Orders on finding of guilt
PART 5 – MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1 – Reporting
49. Annual reports
50. Other reports
51. Keeping of records
Division 2 – Other
52. Protection from prosecution
53. Regulations
54. Acquisition to be on just terms
55. Repeal
56. Savings and…