Section 3ZZTC — Crimes Act 1914: Dealing with things, information or documents obtained under a monitoring warrant—control order declared to be void

Scope (1) This section applies if: (a) a monitoring warrant was issued on the basis that an interim control order was in force; and (b) a court subsequently declares the interim control order to be void; and (c) before the declaration was made, a thing was seized, information was obtained, or a document was produced, as a result of: (i) the purported execution of the warrant; or (ii) the purported exercise of a power, or the purported performance of a function or duty, in a case where the purported exercise of the power, or the purported performance of the function or duty, is consequential on the warrant. Dealing (2) A person may: (a) adduce the thing, information or document as evidence in a proceeding; or (b) use or communicate the information; or (c) use, or communicate the contents of, the document; if: (d) the person reasonably believes that doing so is necessary to assist in preventing, or reducing the risk of: (i) the commission of a terrorist act; or (ii) serious harm to a person; or (iii) serious damage to property; or (e) the person does so for one or more purposes set out in subsection (3). Purposes (3) The purposes are purposes connected with: (a) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Division 105 of the Criminal Code, so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of Part 5.3 of the Criminal Code); or (b) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Part 2A of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Part); or (c) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Part 2A of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 (Vic.), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Part); or (d) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 (Qld), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Act); or (e) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006 (WA), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Act); or (f) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 (SA), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Act); or (g) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, the Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005 (Tas.), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Act); or (h) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Part 2 of the Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Act 2006 (ACT), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Part); or (i) the performance of a function or duty, or the exercise of a power, by a person, court, tribunal or other body under, or in relation to a matter arising under, Part 2B of the Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 2003 (NT), so far as the function, duty or power relates to a preventative detention order (within the meaning of that Part). Definition (4) In this section: serious harm has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.