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Search and Surveillance Act 2012

Enforcement officers' powers and orders - Production orders

70: Meaning of document

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"What a document means in the law, including computer data and programs"

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In this part of the law, when you hear the word document, it includes computer data. It also includes a computer program. You can think of a document as a record of things like traffic data or the content of a telecommunication, which you can learn more about in the related legislation.

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70Meaning of document

  1. In this subpart, document includes—

  2. computer data; and
    1. a computer program; and
      1. a record of—
        1. traffic data; or
          1. the content of a telecommunication.

          Notes
          • Section 70: replaced, on , by section 11 of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).