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Crimes Amendment Act (No 2) 1997

Public Act	1997 No 93
Date of assent	1 December 1997

Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Courts

Contents

1 Short Title and commencement

2 New heading and section inserted

3 Powers in respect of crime against section 202A

4 Prohibition on use of listening devices

5 Power of search for goods stolen or unlawfully obtained in transit [Repealed]

6 Power to search vehicles for goods stolen or obtained by crimes involving dishonesty [Repealed]

7 New heading and section substituted

8 New heading inserted

9 Application by Police for warrant to intercept private communications

10 Matters on which Judge must be satisfied in respect of applications

11 New heading and sections inserted

12 New heading inserted

13 Contents and term of warrant

14 Renewal of warrants

15 Emergency permits

16 Destruction of irrelevant records made by use of listening device

17 Destruction of relevant records made by use of listening device

18 Inadmissibility of evidence of private communications unlawfully intercepted

19 Inadmissibility of evidence of private communications lawfully intercepted

20 Commissioner of Police to give information to Parliament

21 New heading and sections inserted

22 New sections substituted

24 Schedule 6 repealed

25 Amendments to other enactments

Schedule
Amendments to other Enactments

An Act to amend the Crimes Act 1961

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: