Section 3ZZUU — Crimes Act 1914: Discontinuance of execution of account takeover warrant

Scope (1) This section applies if an account takeover warrant is issued. Discontinuance of execution of account takeover warrant (2) If: (a) the warrant was sought by a law enforcement officer of the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission; and (b) the chief officer is satisfied that taking control of the target account is no longer required for the purpose of enabling evidence to be obtained of the commission of the alleged relevant offence, or any of the alleged relevant offences, in respect of which the warrant is issued; the chief officer must, in addition to revoking the warrant under section 3ZZUT, take the steps necessary to ensure that the execution of the warrant is discontinued. (3) If: (a) the warrant was sought by a law enforcement officer of the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Crime Commission; and (b) the chief officer is notified that the warrant has been revoked by a magistrate under section 3ZZUT; the chief officer must take the steps necessary to ensure that the execution of the warrant is discontinued as soon as practicable. (4) If the executing officer believes that taking control of the target account is no longer required for the purpose of enabling evidence to be obtained of the commission of the alleged relevant offence, or any of the alleged relevant offences, in respect of which the warrant is issued, the executing officer must immediately inform the chief officer of the law enforcement agency to which the executing officer belongs or is seconded.