Not only did the department continue their search after the order had been made but even extended the search to other parts of the premises even though both the firm and its counsel pointed out that these actions amounted to a contempt of court. The Department subsequently had to apologise to the court and it escaped being held in contempt of court by a hairsbreadth. The upshot is that procedures for the execution of search warrants are being fundamentally reviewed and, in the meantime, all search operations appear to have been temporarily suspended. If the Department had proceeded with more caution and appreciation of the law then perhaps they would have got excess to the computer material with far less fuss than in fact occurred and avoided considerable embarrassment. We are what we repeatedly do.
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