Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110:clause:1_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 134716–137363

1  Authorisation
 (1) I, [name], *an eligible Judge/*a nominated ART member within the meaning of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (the Act), acting under section 46A of the Act, authorise interceptions of communications made by means of the particular telecommunications *device/*devices that the named person mentioned above is using, or is likely to use.
 (2) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that:
 (a) Division 3 of Part 2‑5 of the Act has been complied with in relation to the application for this warrant; and
 *(b) because of urgent circumstances, it was necessary to make the application by telephone; and
 (c) there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the named person is using, or is likely to use, more than one telecommunications service; and
 (d) the named person is a serious offender in relation to whom an application for a Part 9.10 order could be made; and
 (e) there are reasonable grounds to suspect that there is an appreciable risk of the named person committing a serious violent or sexual offence; and
 (f) consideration is being given, will be given, or is likely to be given, by the Immigration Minister (or a person on behalf of the Immigration Minister), as to whether to apply for a Part 9.10 order in relation to the named person; and
 (g) information that would be likely to be obtained by intercepting under a warrant communications made by means of the particular telecommunications *device/*devices that the named person is using, or is likely to use, would be likely to substantially assist in connection with determining whether to apply for the Part 9.10 order.
 (3) I am satisfied, on the basis of the information given to me by the applicant agency, that the warrant should be issued having regard to the following matters only:
 (a) how much the privacy of any person or persons would be likely to be interfered with by intercepting under a warrant communications made by means of the particular telecommunications *device/*devices used, or likely to be used, by the named person;
 (b) how much the information referred to in paragraph (2)(g) would be likely to assist in connection with determining whether to apply for the Part 9.10 order;
 (c) to what extent methods (including the use of a warrant issued under section 46 of the Act) for determining whether to apply for the Part 9.10 order that do not involve the use of a warrant issued under section 46A of the Act in relation to the named person have been used by, or are available to, the applicant agency;
 (d) how much the use of such methods would be likely to