Section 312N — Crimes Act 1961: Restriction on admissibility of evidence of private communications lawfully intercepted

312N Restriction on admissibility of evidence of private communications lawfully intercepted Even if the communication was intercepted under an interception warrant or an emergency permit, evidence of a private communication intercepted by means of an interception device, or of its substance, meaning, or purport, may not be given in any court unless the evidence relates to— (a) a specified offence; or (b) a conspiracy to commit a specified offence; or (c) a terrorist offence; or (d) a conspiracy to commit a terrorist offence; or (e) a serious violent offence; or (f) a conspiracy to commit a serious violent offence; or (g) a drug dealing offence (as that term is defined in section 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 ); or (h) a prescribed cannabis offence (as that term is defined in section 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 ); or (i) offences of 2 or more of those kinds. 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). Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 1 February 1998, by section 19(1) Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93). Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 February 1998, by section 19(2) Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93) by substituting the words “ or a prescribed cannabis offence (as those terms are defined in section 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978) ” for the words “ (within the meaning of section 10 of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978) ” . Subsections (3) and (4) were inserted, as from 1 February 1998, by section 19(3) Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 93). Section 312N was substituted, as from 31 October 2003, by section 9 Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 2003 (2003 No 105).