Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An application for
a warrant under this Part to a court must not be heard in open court.
(2) The following
material must not be made available by a court for search by any person except
on the direction of a judge, or in the case of an application made under this
Part to a magistrate, of the Chief Magistrate —
(a) an
application to the court under this Part and any material relating to it
including any record of it or of the hearing of it;
(b) any
orders made on such an application;
(c) any
warrant issued on such an application;
(d) any
written report delivered to a judge under section 21(4);
(e) any
record of evidence or information brought before a judge under section 21(8).
(3) A direction is not
to be given under subsection (2) if, in the opinion of the judge or the Chief
Magistrate as the case requires, it could result in the publication of any
matter contrary to section 151 of the
Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 .
[Section 23 amended: No. 78 of 2003 s. 74; No. 59
of 2004 s. 141; No. 35 of 2014 s. 39.]