Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:25:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 25 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 77918–80638

when the warrant is executed; and
 (ii) there is reasonable cause to believe that the person has on his or her person records or other things relevant to the security matter;
 (b) inspecting or otherwise examining any records or other things so found, and making copies or transcripts of any such record or other thing that appears to be relevant to the collection of intelligence by the Organisation in accordance with this Act;
 (c) removing and retaining any record or other thing so found, for the purposes of:
 (i) inspecting or examining it; and
 (ii) in the case of a record—making copies or transcripts of it, in accordance with the warrant.

Certain personal searches not authorised
 (4B) Subsection (4A) does not authorise a strip search or a search of a person's body cavities.

Time period for retaining records and other things
 (4C) A record or other thing retained as mentioned in paragraph (4)(d) or (4A)(c) may be retained:
 (a) if returning the record or thing would be prejudicial to security—only until returning the record or thing would no longer be prejudicial to security; and
 (b) otherwise—for only such time as is reasonable.

Other things that may be specified
 (5) The Attorney‑General may also specify any of the following things if he or she considers it appropriate in the circumstances:
 (a) where there is reasonable cause to believe that data relevant to the security matter may be accessible by using a computer or other electronic equipment, or a data storage device, brought to or found on the subject premises—using the computer, equipment or device for the purpose of obtaining access to any such data and, if necessary to achieve that purpose, adding, copying, deleting or altering other data in the computer, equipment or device;
 (b) using the computer, equipment or device to do any of the following:
 (i) inspecting and examining any data to which access has been obtained;
 (ii) converting any data to which access has been obtained, that appears to be relevant to the collection of intelligence by the Organisation in accordance with this Act, into documentary form and removing any such document;
 (iii) copying any data to which access has been obtained, that appears to be relevant to the collection of intelligence by the Organisation in accordance with this Act, to any data storage device and removing the device;
 (c) any thing reasonably necessary to conceal the fact that any thing has been done under the warrant;
 (d) any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above.

Certain acts not authorised
 (6) Subsection (5) does not authorise the addition, deletion or alteration of data, or the doing of any thing, that is likely to:
 (a) materially interfere