Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:25a:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 25A (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 87533–90145

matters
 (5A) The warrant must:
 (a) authorise the use of any force against persons and things that is necessary and reasonable to do the things specified in the warrant; and
 (b) if the warrant authorises entering premises—state whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or night or during stated hours of the day or night.

Duration of warrant
 (6) The warrant must specify the period during which it is to remain in force. The period must not be more than 6 months, although the Attorney‑General may revoke the warrant before the period has expired.

Issue of further warrants not prevented
 (7) Subsection (6) does not prevent the issue of any further warrant.

Concealment of access etc.
 (8) If any thing has been done in relation to a computer under:
 (a) the warrant; or
 (b) this subsection;
the Organisation is authorised to do any of the following:
 (c) any thing reasonably necessary to conceal the fact that any thing has been done under the warrant or under this subsection;
 (d) enter any premises where the computer is reasonably believed to be, for the purposes of doing the things mentioned in paragraph (c);
 (e) enter any other premises for the purposes of gaining entry to or exiting the premises referred to in paragraph (d);
 (f) remove the computer or another thing from any place where it is situated for the purposes of doing the things mentioned in paragraph (c), and returning the computer or other thing to that place;
 (g) if, having regard to other methods (if any) of doing the things mentioned in paragraph (c) which are likely to be as effective, it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so:
 (i) use any other computer or a communication in transit to do those things; and
 (ii) if necessary to achieve that purpose—add, copy, delete or alter other data in the computer or the communication in transit;
 (h) intercept a communication passing over a telecommunications system, if the interception is for the purposes of doing any thing mentioned in this subsection;
 (i) any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above;
at the following time:
 (j) at any time while the warrant is in force or within 28 days after it ceases to be in force;
 (k) if none of the things mentioned in paragraph (c) are done within the 28‑day period mentioned in paragraph (j)—at the earliest time after that 28‑day period at which it is reasonably practicable to do the things mentioned in paragraph (c).
 (9) Subsection (8) does not authorise the doing of a thing that is likely to:
 (a) materially interfere with, interrupt or obstruct:
 (i) a communication in