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the Commissioner of Police written notice that the entry in the Register relating to the warrant under which the record was obtained has been inspected by the Minister.".

(2) In spite of sections 3 and 33 of this Act, section 79 of the Principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues to apply to a record obtained by virtue of a warrant under section 11 or Part IV of the Principal Act as if this section had not been enacted and the definition of "restricted record" had not been amended by this Act.

Commonwealth agencies to keep documents connected with issue of warrants

  25.(1) Section 80 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by omitting paragraph (1)(a);

     (b) by omitting paragraph (1)(d) and substituting the following paragraphs:

          "(d) a copy of each warrant issued to another agency under section 45 or 46;

          (da) each warrant issued to another agency under section 48 and given to the Commissioner of Police under subsection 53(1);";

    (c) by omitting from paragraph (1)(e) "each instrument that revoked a warrant issued to another agency and is" and substituting "each copy";

  (d) by omitting from paragraph (1)(g) "a copy of";

    (e) by omitting paragraph (2)(a) and substituting the following paragraph:

       "(a) each warrant issued to the Authority;";

    (f) by omitting paragraph (2)(c) and substituting the following paragraph:

       "(c) each instrument revoking such a warrant;";

  (g) by omitting from paragraph (2)(e) "a copy of".

(2) Section 80 of the Principal Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this section, continues to apply in relation to a document to which this subsection applies as if this Act had not been enacted.

(3) Subsection (2) applies to a document that was given to the Commissioner of Police before the commencement of this section in accordance with section 53 of the Principal Act as then in force.

Other records to be kept by Commonwealth agencies in connection with interceptions

  26. Section 81 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by omitting from paragraph (1)(b) "IV or";

  (b) by omitting paragraph (1)(d);

    (c) by omitting from subparagraph (1)(e)(i) "or obtained by virtue of a warrant under Part IV,";

    (d) by omitting paragraph (1)(g) and substituting the following paragraph:

          "(g) particulars of each communication of lawfully obtained information by an officer or staff member of the agency to a person other than an officer or staff member of the agency; and".

27. After section 81 of the Principal Act, the following sections are inserted:

Register of Warrants

"81A.(1) The Commissioner of Police is to cause a Register of Warrants to be kept.

"(2) The Commissioner of Police is to cause to be recorded in the Register