Section 268BP — Migration Act 1958: Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a further period

(1) An authorised officer given a document under this Subdivision, or another officer who is currently retaining such a document, may apply to a magistrate or ART member for an order that the officer may retain the document for a further period. (2) The application must be made before the end of: (a) 60 days after the document was given to the authorised officer; or (b) a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate or ART member under section 268BQ. (3) Before making the application, the officer must: (a) take reasonable steps to discover which persons’ interests would be affected by the retention of the document; and (b) if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the officer believes to be such a person of the proposed application.