Listening Devices Regulations 1992

Listening Devices Regulations 1992

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following regulations under the Listening Devices Act 1991 .

P. H. BENNETT

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

RONALD CORNISH

Minister for Justice

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Listening Devices Regulations 1992 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which the Listening Devices Act 1991 commences.

3.   Interpretation

(1)  In these regulations,

the Act means the Listening Devices Act 1991 .

(2)  In these regulations, a reference to a form quoted by a numeral is to be construed as a reference to the form that is so numbered in Schedule 1 .

4.   Complaint under section 17 of Act

A complaint under section 17 of the Act made to a magistrate for the purpose of obtaining a warrant to authorize the use of a listening device is to be in accordance with Form 1 .

5.   Warrant under section 17 of Act

A warrant granted under section 17 of the Act to authorize the use of a listening device is to be in accordance with Form 2 .

SCHEDULE 1 - Forms

Form 1

Form 2

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 25 March 1992

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.