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Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Authorisations - Intelligence warrants - Application and issue of intelligence warrants

64: Intelligence warrants may be issued subject to restrictions or conditions

You could also call this:

"Intelligence warrants can have rules or limits added to them for public safety"

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When you apply for an intelligence warrant, it can have restrictions or conditions added to it. The Minister and a Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants can add these restrictions for a Type 1 warrant. They do this if they think it is desirable in the public interest.

For a Type 2 warrant, the Minister is the one who can add restrictions. They also do this if they think it is desirable in the public interest. You can find more information about this by looking at the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 and other related laws, such as the links to previous laws and other related links.

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Part 4Authorisations
Intelligence warrants: Application and issue of intelligence warrants

64Intelligence warrants may be issued subject to restrictions or conditions

  1. An intelligence warrant may be issued subject to any restrictions or conditions that are considered desirable in the public interest by—

  2. the authorising Minister and a Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants, in the case of a Type 1 intelligence warrant:
    1. the authorising Minister, in the case of a Type 2 intelligence warrant.

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