Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00552:clause:1_25:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00552
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 25 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 10024–12550

computer or other electronic equipment for the purpose of obtaining access to any such data and, if necessary to achieve that purpose, adding, deleting or altering other data in the computer or other electronic equipment;
 (b) using the computer or other electronic equipment 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 a storage device and removing the storage 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 interferes with, interrupts or obstructs the lawful use of the computer or other electronic equipment by other persons, or that causes any loss or damage to other persons lawfully using the computer or other electronic equipment.

Authorisation of entry measures

 (7) The warrant must:
 (a) authorise the use of any force that is necessary and reasonable to do the things specified in the warrant; and
 (b) state whether entry is authorised to be made at any time of the day or night or during stated hours of the day or night.

Statement about warrant coming into force

 (8) The warrant may state that it comes into force on a specified day (after the day of issue) or when a specified event happens. The day must not begin nor the event happen more than 28 days after the end of the day on which the warrant is issued.

When warrant comes into force

 (9) If the warrant includes such a statement, it comes into force at the beginning of the specified day or when the specified event happens. Otherwise, it comes into force when it is issued.

Duration of warrant

 (10) The warrant must specify the period during which it is to be in force. The period must not be more than 28 days, although the Minister may revoke the warrant before the period has expired.

Issue of further warrants not prevented

 (11) Subsection (10) does not prevent the issue of any further warrant.