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Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Requests for surveillance device warrants - Other applicable provisions of Search and Surveillance Act 2012

50D: Applications and retention of documents

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"Rules for keeping documents when asking for help with a crime investigation"

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When you make an application under this part of the law, some rules from the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply. You need to follow section 98(2), section 99, section 100, and section 101 of that Act. These rules apply a bit differently because they are about a different type of application.

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Part 3Requests to New Zealand
Requests for surveillance device warrants: Other applicable provisions of Search and Surveillance Act 2012

50DApplications and retention of documents

  1. Section 49 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 applies in relation to an application made under this subpart.

  2. The following provisions of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 apply in relation to an application made under this subpart:

  3. section 98(2) (requirements for further information):
    1. section 99 (verification of an application):
      1. section 100 (mode of an application):
        1. section 101 (retention of documents).

          1. Those provisions apply as if—

          2. a reference in those provisions to an application for a search warrant or to a search warrant included (respectively) a reference to an application made or a surveillance device warrant issued under this subpart; and
            1. a reference in those provisions to the District Court were a reference to the High Court.

              Notes
              • Section 50D: inserted, on , by section 40 of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).