Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841:section:27aa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00841
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 27AA (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 131110–133796

the articles are intended to be received by the subject, who must be specified in the warrant, or are reasonably suspected, by a person authorised to exercise the authority of the Organisation under the warrant, of being intended to be received by the subject.

Things that may be specified for a warrant issued under subsection (3)
 (5) The things that may be specified are any of the following that the Attorney‑General considers appropriate in the circumstances:
 (a) inspecting or making copies of the articles or the covers of the articles;
 (b) opening the articles;
 (c) inspecting and making copies of the contents of the articles;
 (d) any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above.

Test 2 for issue of warrant
 (6) The Attorney‑General may issue a warrant if he or she is satisfied that:
 (a) some or all of the articles that are being, or are likely to be, sent by a delivery service provider to an address (the subject address) are, or will be intended to be, received by a person (the subject) (whether of known identity or not) engaged in, or reasonably suspected by the Director‑General of being engaged in, or of being likely to engage in, activities prejudicial to security; and
 (b) access by the Organisation to articles sent to, or intended to be received by, the subject while the articles are being delivered by a delivery service provider will, or is likely to, assist the Organisation in carrying out its function of obtaining intelligence relevant to security.

Authorisation in warrant
 (7) The warrant must be signed by the Attorney‑General and must authorise the Organisation to do specified things, subject to any restrictions or conditions specified in the warrant, in relation to articles that:
 (a) are being delivered by the delivery service provider; and
 (b) are addressed to the subject address, which must be specified in the warrant; and
 (c) appear on their face to be, or are reasonably suspected by a person authorised to exercise the authority of the Organisation under the warrant to be, intended to be received by the subject.

Things that may be specified for warrant issued under subsection (6)
 (8) The things that may be specified are any of the following that the Attorney‑General considers appropriate in the circumstances:
 (a) inspecting or making copies of any of the articles or the covers of the articles;
 (b) opening any of the articles;
 (c) inspecting and making copies of the contents of any of the articles;
 (d) any other thing reasonably incidental to any of the above.

Duration of warrant
 (9) A warrant issued under this section must specify the period during which it is to remain in force. The period must