Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00643:clause:1_127
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00643
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 127
Character Range: 35176–36141

127  Exercise of authority conferred by warrant

 (1) The authority conferred by a stored communications warrant must not be exercised by a person who is not an officer or staff member of an enforcement agency in relation to whom an approval under subsection (2) is in force in relation to the warrant.

 (2) The chief officer of an agency, or an officer of an agency in relation to whom an appointment under subsection (3) is in force, may approve any of the following to exercise the authority conferred by warrants, or classes of warrants, issued to the agency:
 (a) officers or staff members of the agency;
 (b) classes of officers or staff members of the agency;
 (c) officers or staff members of another enforcement agency;
 (d) classes of officers or staff members of another enforcement agency.

 (3) The chief officer of an enforcement agency may appoint in writing an officer of the agency to be an approving officer for the purposes of subsection (2).