Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110:reg:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13
Character Range: 15860–17892

13  Public Interest Advocate to deal with proposed journalist information warrant requests and applications

Requests and written applications
 (1) Upon receiving a proposed request by the Director‑General of Security or written application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, the relevant Public Interest Advocate:
 (a) may consider the proposed request or application; and
 (b) must, as soon as reasonably practicable, advise the applicant that:
 (i) he or she will prepare a submission in relation to the proposed request or application; or
 (ii) he or she is unable to prepare a submission in relation to the proposed request or application.

Oral applications
 (2) Upon being notified about a proposed oral application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, the relevant Public Interest Advocate must advise the applicant whether he or she is able to attend the hearing of the application.
Note: See section 15.

Further information relating to requests or applications
 (3) 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;
then:
 (c) in the case of a request by the Director‑General of Security for a journalist information warrant, subsection (1) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed request for such a warrant; and
 (d) in the case of a written application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, subsection (1) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed written application for such a warrant; and
 (e) in the case of an oral application by an enforcement agency for a journalist information warrant, subsection (2) applies as if the further information or summary were a proposed oral application for such a warrant.