Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Police to get more spy devices

From: Marcelrf <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 17:44:41 -0500

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/03/24/1079939700234.html

Police to get more spy devices
March 24, 2004 - 2:05PM

Police could soon have access to more spy devices to help them keep a step ahead of criminals under proposed new laws introduced to parliament.
The government's Surveillance Devices Bill 2004 allows police investigating crimes under commonwealth laws to use optical, data and tracking surveillance devices.
Currently, they are only allowed to use listening devices.

The new laws will help Australia Federal Police, the Australian Crime Commission or state or territory police investigating people suspected of committing offences under commonwealth law.
Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said the new legislation was needed because current surveillance device laws were not up to the job of policing in the 21st century.
"To restrict commonwealth law enforcement to the use of devices which are only capable of recording spoken words is simply not adequate," he told parliament.
"As criminal and terrorist groups make use of sophisticated technology, our police must be able to match and better them."
Mr Ruddock said the bill would also expand the range of offences police could obtain a surveillance device warrant for, such as terrorism, people trafficking and child sex tourism.
Police investigating people who fail to declare the import or export of $10,000 or more, people operating a bank accounts using a false name and officers protecting Australia's fisheries will be able to use the devices.
However they will have to get a warrant or authorisation from a senior officer.

Police using tracking devices not involving entering private property or the inside of a suspect's vehicle will only have to obtain permission from a senior officer rather than get a court warrant.
Police will also be able to use devices without obtaining a warrant in emergency situations such as terrorism, serious drug offences and if there is an imminent threat to a person's safety.
Also for the first time, Australian police will be able to obtain warrants here to use surveillance devices overseas in limited circumstances.
Debate on the new bill was adjourned.

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