Consolidated practice directions

 
4. 
Applications under s 15 - hearing and subsequent activity 
4.1 
The application shall be heard by the Judge in the absence of any other 
parties in private Chambers. No person (including members of the 
Judge's personal staff) who is not the applicant or a representative of 
the applicant may be present during the hearing. 
4.2 
The Judge may make such note as the Judge shall think fit concerning 
the application, the result of the application, the type of warrant 
issued, the period of authorisation and any such other information as 
the Judge thinks is necessary or appropriate in the circumstances. In 
addition to, or instead of making notes, the Judge may initial each 
page of the affidavit. 
4.3 
At the conclusion of the hearing the Judge will: 
(a) 
if appropriate, complete and sign the draft warrant; and 
(b) 
hand to the applicant or the applicant's representative the 
warrant and the affidavit and other documents or things (if 
any) on which the applicant relied. 
4.4 
All documents issued as a result of the hearing shall have the SDA 
number recorded on them. 
4.5 
The Court will not retain any copies of the warrant or of the affidavit 
and other documents or things (if any) on which the applicant relied. 
4.6 
Immediately after the hearing the Judge will place any note referred to 
in par 4.2 in an envelope and hand it to the Associate. 
4.7 
The Associate shall seal any such documents in the envelope and label 
it: 
'SURVEILLANCE DEVICES MATTER 
Note of proceedings before [
name of Judge
] on [
date
]. 
Nature of action taken [eg, 
(type of) warrant issued
] 
SDA Number 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.9 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
NOTE: This envelope is not to be opened other than in accordance 
with the order of a Judge' 
4.8 
The Associate shall deliver the envelope to the Court Officer who shall 
place the envelope in a secure area of the vault set aside for the 
purpose. 
4.9 
The envelope shall not be opened other than in accordance with the 
order of a Judge. If such an order is made then, immediately after the 
further hearing or action, the Associate to the Judge shall re-seal the 
envelope and endorse it with a note to this effect: 
'Envelope opened on [
date
] by order of [
name of Judge
] 
Record of proceedings before [
name of Judge
] on [
date
]. 
Nature of the action taken [
give brief details
] 
Envelope re-sealed on [
date
].' 
4.10 Immediately after the further hearing or action the Associate to the 
Judge shall deliver the envelope to the Court Officer who shall return 
it to the secure area of the vault. 
4.11 An envelope containing documents in accordance with the above 
paragraphs shall not be open to inspection by any person other than as 
required or authorised by law.
4.12 Whenever possible, all proceedings in relation to a warrant after it has 
been issued shall be dealt with by the Judge who issued the warrant.
Otherwise, applications shall be heard by an available Judge.