Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110:reg:17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 17
Character Range: 26124–27622

17  Public Interest Advocate to return proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications
 (1) After a decision has been made to issue, or refuse to issue, a journalist information warrant, or a request or application for such a warrant is withdrawn, a Public Interest Advocate must:
 (a) in the case of a request by the Director‑General of Security—return the following to the Director‑General of Security:
 (i) the proposed request to which the warrant relates;
 (ii) any submission prepared by a Public Interest Advocate;
 (iii) any other document, or a copy of or extract from a document, relating to the proposed request; and
 (b) in the case of an application by an enforcement agency—return the following to the enforcement agency:
 (i) the proposed application to which the warrant relates;
 (ii) any submission prepared by a Public Interest Advocate;
 (iii) any other document, or a copy of or extract from a document, relating to the proposed application.
 (2) If:
 (a) further information is given to:
 (i) the Attorney‑General in relation to a request by the Director‑General of Security; or
 (ii) the relevant Part 4‑1 issuing authority in relation to an application by an enforcement agency; and
 (b) a Public Interest Advocate is also given the further information or a summary of it;
the Public Interest Advocate must return the document containing the information or summary to the relevant person mentioned in subsection (1).

Division 2—Public Interest Advocates