Western Australian Current Acts

SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 1998 - SECT 12

12 .         Interpretation of “court”

                In this Part other than in section 17(6) or 23(2) —

        court means —

            (a)         in relation to all matters concerning a listening device warrant or an optical surveillance device warrant to authorise the surveillance of a private conversation or a private activity and in relation to all matters concerning a surveillance device (retrieval) warrant, a judge; and

            (b)         in relation to all matters concerning a tracking device warrant or a tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant, a judge or a magistrate.