Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Registrar or an authorised officer may apply to a magistrate for a warrant by telephone, fax or other electronic means:
(a) in an urgent case; or
(b) if the delay that would occur if an application were made in person would frustrate the effective execution of the warrant.
(2) An application under subsection (1):
(a) must include all information that would be required in an ordinary application for a warrant; and
(b) if necessary, may be made before the information is sworn or affirmed.
(3) The magistrate may require:
(a) communication by voice to the extent that it is practicable in the circumstances; and
(b) any further information.
(4) The function of issuing a warrant is conferred on the magistrate in a personal capacity and not as a court or a member of a court. The magistrate need not accept the function conferred.