Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 (WA)

Western Australia Surveillance Devices Act 1998 Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 Western Australia Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Forms 1 4. Law enforcement officers, classes prescribed 1 5. Commonwealth agencies, instrumentalities and bodies 1 6. Use of tracking devices without warrant 1 7. Storage and destruction of Part 5 records 1 8. Annual reports 1 8A. Reports by designated Commission 1 9. Unlawful possession of surveillance information 1 Schedule 1 — Forms Notes Compilation table 1 Defined terms Surveillance Devices Act 1998 Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 1.

2. Commencement These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 comes into operation 1.

3. Forms (1) A warrant issued under section 13, 14, 17, 19 or 22 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the judge or magistrate approves. (2) An application for emergency authorisation under section 21 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the Commissioner of Police approves. (3) An emergency authorisation issued under section 21 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 3 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the authorised person issuing the authorisation approves. (4) An application to a magistrate for a tracking device warrant or a tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant is to be in the form of Form 4 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the Commissioner of Police approves. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 8 Feb 2000 p. 458; 5 May 2006 p. 1735.]

4. Law enforcement officers, classes prescribed For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of law enforcement officer in section 3(1) of the Act, each of the following classes of persons is prescribed — (a) conservation and land management officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3); (b) forest officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3); (c) rangers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3); (d) wildlife officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3); (e) inspectors (as defined in the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 3(1)) who are officers or employees of a department, authority or agency of the State; (f) fisheries officers (as defined in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 4(1)) who are employed in the Serious Offences Unit of the Department as defined in section 4(1) of that Act). [Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 6 Jul 2010 p. 3225.]