Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00313:section:77
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00313
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 77
Character Range: 101791–102507

77  Attorney‑General may authorise applications for search warrants
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) the ICC makes a request to the Attorney‑General compliance with which may involve the issue of a search warrant in relation to evidential material; and
 (b) the Attorney‑General is satisfied that:
 (i) the request relates to an investigation being conducted by the Prosecutor or a proceeding before the ICC; and
 (ii) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the material is in Australia.
 (2) The Attorney‑General is to execute the request by authorising, in writing, a police officer to apply to a magistrate of the State or Territory in which that material is believed to be located for a search warrant.