# Magistrate or ART member may grant warrant by telephone etc.

> act-s268CZD — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

268CZD Magistrate or ART member may grant warrant by
        telephone etc.
          (1) Before issuing the warrant the magistrate or ART member must:
               (a) consider the information prepared under
                   subsection 268CZC(3); and
               (b) receive any further information that the magistrate or ART
                   member may require about the grounds on which the warrant
                   is being sought.
          (2) The magistrate or ART member may issue the warrant if the
              magistrate or ART member is satisfied:
               (a) that it is reasonably necessary that one or more authorised
                   officers have access to the premises for a visa monitoring
                   purpose; and
               (b) that there are reasonable grounds for issuing the warrant by
                   telephone, fax or other electronic means.