Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00037:section:3:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00037
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 10418–13257

3  Purposes
  The main purposes of this Act are:
 (a) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain warrants, emergency authorisations and tracking device authorisations for the installation and use of surveillance devices in relation to criminal investigations and the location and safe recovery of children to whom recovery orders relate; and
 (aaa) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain warrants and emergency authorisations that:
 (i) are for access to data held in computers; and
 (ii) relate to criminal investigations and the location and safe recovery of children to whom recovery orders relate; and
 (aab) to establish procedures for certain law enforcement officers of the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission to obtain warrants and emergency authorisations that:
 (i) authorise the disruption of data held in computers; and
 (ii) are likely to substantially assist in frustrating the commission of relevant offences; and
 (aac) to establish procedures for the chief officer of the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission to obtain warrants that:
 (i) authorise access to data held in computers; and
 (ii) will substantially assist in the collection of intelligence that relates to criminal networks of individuals; and
 (aad) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain warrants for the installation and use of surveillance devices, or for access to data held in computers, in cases where the use of the device or the access to the data would be likely to assist in determining whether to apply for a post‑sentence order; and
 (aae) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain warrants for the installation and use of surveillance devices, or for access to data held in computers, in cases where a Part 5.3 supervisory order is in force, and the use of the device or the access to the data would be likely to substantially assist in:
 (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object; or
 (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; and
 (aaf) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain tracking device authorisations for the use of tracking devices in cases where a Part 5.3 supervisory order is in force in relation to a person, and the use of a tracking device is to obtain information relating to the person for either of the following purposes:
 (i) achieving a Part 5.3 object;
 (ii) determining whether the Part 5.3 supervisory order, or any succeeding Part 5.3 supervisory order, has been, or is being, complied with; and
 (aag) to establish procedures for law enforcement officers to obtain warrants for the installation and use of surveillance devices, or for access to data held in computers,