Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), if:
(a) a Tribunal makes a request to the Attorney - General compliance with which may involve the issue of a search warrant in relation to evidential material; and
(b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the material is in Australia;
the Attorney - General may, in writing, authorise a police officer to apply to a magistrate of the State or Territory in which that material is believed to be located for the search warrant.
(2) The Attorney - General must not comply with the request if, in his or her opinion:
(a) complying with the request would prejudice Australia's sovereignty, security or national interest; or
(b) there are special circumstances justifying non - compliance.