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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Authorisations - Intelligence warrants - Types of intelligence warrants

53: Type 1 intelligence warrant

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"A special permit to collect information about someone, allowed by law in certain situations."

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A Type 1 intelligence warrant lets an intelligence and security agency do something that would normally be against the law. You might wonder what this is for - it is to collect information about someone or to do something related to them. This warrant can be used for a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident of New Zealand, or for a group of people that includes someone like that.

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Part 4Authorisations
Intelligence warrants: Types of intelligence warrants

53Type 1 intelligence warrant

  1. A Type 1 intelligence warrant authorises an intelligence and security agency to carry out an otherwise unlawful activity for the purpose of collecting information about, or to do any other thing directly in relation to,—

  2. any person who is—
    1. a New Zealand citizen; or
      1. a permanent resident of New Zealand; or
      2. a class of persons that includes a person who is—
        1. a New Zealand citizen; or
          1. a permanent resident of New Zealand.