a judge, magistrate or registrar may issue a warrant authorising a police
officer, with such assistance as may be necessary to enter the place to
search and seize the thing or electronic data including search or similarly
access:
(i) an electronic system or part of it and electronic data stored
within; and
(ii) an electronic-data storage medium in which electronic data
may be stored in the territory of the country.
(2) Any person who exercises a search or seizure under this section, shall
at the time or as soon as practicable:
(a) make a list of what has been seized, with the date and time of
seizure; and
(b) give a copy of that list to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and
(c) the occupier of the premises; or
(d) the person in control of such electronic devices.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), on request, any police officer or another
authorised person shall:
(a) permit a person who had the custody or control of the electronic
devices, or someone acting on their behalf to access and copy
electronic data on the system; or
(b) give the person a copy of the electronic data.
(4) The police officer or another authorised person may refuse to give
access or provide copies if he or she has reasonable grounds for
believing that giving the access, or providing the copies may:
(a) constitute a criminal offence; or
(b) prejudice:
(i)
the investigation in connection with which the search was
carried out; or
(ii)
another ongoing investigation; or
(i)
any criminal proceedings that are pending or that may be
brought in relation to any of those investigations.
(5) If a police officer who is undertaking a search based on subsection (1),
has grounds to believe that the data sought is stored in another
electronic device or part of it in its territory, and such data is lawfully
accessible from or available to the initial system, he or she shall be able
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