Section 312I — Crimes Act 1961: Destruction of irrelevant records made by use of interception device

312I Destruction of irrelevant records made by use of interception device (1) Every person who intercepts a private communication in pursuance of an interception warrant or any emergency permit must, as soon as practicable after it has been made, destroy any record, whether written or otherwise, of the information obtained by that interception if none of the information directly or indirectly relates to— (a) The commission of a specified offence or a conspiracy to commit such an offence; or (b) The commission of a serious violent offence or a conspiracy to commit such an offence; or (c) A drug dealing offence or a prescribed cannabis offence (as those terms are defined in section 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 ). (2) Every person who fails to comply with subsection (1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500. Part 11A, comprising sections 312A to 312Q, was inserted, as from 1 August 1987, by section 4 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1987 (1987 No 167). The heading to section 312I was amended, as from 1 October 2003, by section 26 Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39) by substituting the words “ interception device ” for the words “ listening device ” . Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 1 February 1998, by section 16 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93).