# Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a further period

> act-s268BP — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268BP Officer may apply to magistrate or ART member for a
         further period
          (1) An authorised officer given a document under this Subdivision, or
              another officer who is currently retaining such a document, may
              apply to a magistrate or ART member for an order that the officer
              may retain the document for a further period.
          (2) The application must be made before the end of:
               (a) 60 days after the document was given to the authorised
                   officer; or
               (b) a period previously specified in an order of a magistrate or
                   ART member under section 268BQ.
          (3) Before making the application, the officer must:
               (a) take reasonable steps to discover which persons’ interests
                   would be affected by the retention of the document; and
               (b) if it is practicable to do so, notify each person who the officer
                   believes to be such a person of the proposed application.