Western Australian Current Acts

SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 1998 - SECT 32

32 .         Application for a publication order

        (1)         An application for an order under section 31 is required —

            (a)         to be in writing;

            (b)         to set out the grounds on which the application is based; and

            (c)         to include an affidavit of the person making the application deposing to the facts required by the judge to enable the judge to deal with the application in accordance with that section.

        (2)         Subject to subsection (3), an application for an order under section 31 may be made upon notice or ex parte as the judge thinks fit.

        (3)         An application by a law enforcement officer for an order under section 31 is to be made ex parte.

        (4)         A judge may require further information to be given, orally or by affidavit, in relation to an application for an order under section 31.