Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current ActsThis is a compilation of the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 and
includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come
into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation
table.
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Short title |
Number and year |
Assent |
Commencement |
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56 of 1998 |
11 Jan 1999 |
22 Nov 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette
22 Nov 1999 p. 5843) |
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Acts Amendment (Criminal Investigation) Act 2001
s. 4 |
35 of 2001 |
7 Jan 2002 |
14 Jan 2002 (see s. 2) |
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10 of 2002 |
28 Jun 2002 |
Pt. 8: 28 Jun 2002 (see s. 2);
s. 3(3): 16 Apr 2004 (see the Royal Commission (Police)
Order 2004 published in Gazette 16 Apr 2004
p. 1214) |
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Reprint 1: The Surveillance Devices Act 1998
as at 12 Sep 2003 (includes amendments listed above except
s. 3(3) of the Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002) |
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Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal Act
2003 s. 74 5 |
78 of 2003 |
22 Dec 2003 |
s. 74(1): 1 Jan 2004 (see s. 2 and
Gazette 30 Dec 2003
p. 5723); |
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Courts Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act 2004
s. 141 |
59 of 2004 |
23 Nov 2004 |
1 May 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette
31 Dec 2004 p. 7128) |
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Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2004
s. 9(3) |
62 of 2004 |
24 Nov 2004 |
1 Jan 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette
10 Dec 2004 p. 5965) |
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Australian Crime Commission (Western Australia)
Act 2004 s. 72 |
74 of 2004 |
8 Dec 2004 |
1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette
31 Dec 2004 p. 7130) |
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Royal Commissions (Powers) Amendment Act 2006
Pt. 3 |
30 of 2006 |
4 Jul 2006 |
16 Sep 2006 (see s. 2 and Gazette
15 Sep 2006 p. 3683) |
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Reprint 2: The Surveillance Devices Act 1998
as at 8 Dec 2006 (includes amendments listed
above) |
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Statutes (Repeals and Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2009 s. 122 |
8 of 2009 |
21 May 2009 |
22 May 2009 (see s. 2(b)) |
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Criminal Appeals Amendment (Double Jeopardy)
Act 2012 s. 11 |
9 of 2012 |
21 May 2012 |
26 Sep 2012 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette
25 Sep 2012 p. 4499) |
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Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment (Misconduct)
Act 2014 s. 39 |
35 of 2014 |
9 Dec 2014 |
1 Jul 2015 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette
26 Jun 2015 p. 2235) |
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Directors’ Liability Reform Act 2023
Pt. 3 Div. 57 |
9 of 2023 |
4 Apr 2023 |
5 Apr 2023 (see s. 2(j)) |
1 The provision in this Act repealing that Act has been omitted
under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).
2 The provision in this Act amending that Act has been omitted
under the Reprints Act 1984 s. 7(4)(e).
3 Section 4B expired on 16 Apr 2004 (see
Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002
s. 3(3) and Gazette 16 Apr 2004 p. 1214).
4 The Listening Devices Act 1978 was repealed by this
Act. The repealing provision has been omitted under the Reprints
Act 1984 s. 7(4)(f).
5 The Corruption and Crime Commission Amendment and Repeal
Act 2003 Sch. 2 cl. 15(16) (which refers to s. 41(3)) is not
included because the section it sought to amend was previously amended by
Sch. 1 cl. 8(21) of the same Act.
Defined
terms
[This is a list of terms defined and
the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the
law.]
Defined term Provision(s)
Attorney General 3(1)
Australian
Crime Commission 3(1)
authorised person 3(1)
building 3(1)
Chief
Magistrate 3(1)
child 24
composite emergency
authorisation 3(1)
composite warrant 3(1)
connected
device 3(1)
Corruption and Crime Commission 3(1)
court 12
designated
Commission 3(1)
emergency authorisation 3(1)
external indictable drug
offence 3(1)
indictable drug offence 3(1)
law enforcement
officer 3(1)
listen to 3(1)
listening device 3(1)
listening device
warrant 3(1)
maintain 3(1)
member of the staff of the Australian Crime
Commission 3(1)
mental illness 24
mental
impairment 24
misconduct 3(4)
officer of a designated
Commission 3(1)
officer of the Corruption and Crime
Commission 3(1)
optical surveillance device 3(1)
optical surveillance
device warrant 3(1)
party 3(1)
premises 3(1)
principal
party 3(1)
private activity 3(1)
private conversation 3(1)
protected
person 26(4), 27(4)
public
interest 24
record 3(1)
report 3(1)
section 5
offence 18A(1)
surveillance device 3(1)
surveillance device (retrieval)
warrant 3(1)
to record 3(1)
tracking device 3(1)
tracking device
(maintenance/retrieval) warrant 3(1)
tracking device
warrant 3(1)
vehicle 3(1)
warrant 3(1)