Account takeover professional#
where an investigation of a secrecy provision is in relation to a person working in a professional capacity as a journalist, whether the public interest in issuing the warrant outweighs the public interest in protecting the identity of a journalist source and reporting matters in the public interest.Īn account takeover warrant authorises taking control of an online account.the impact on third parties and the extent to which the privacy of any person is likely to be affected, to the extent this is known.the nature and gravity of the conduct, including giving weight to whether the conduct constituting the offences targeted relates to the most serious types of criminal activity.The offence must be a Commonwealth offence, or a State/Territory offence with a federal aspect, carrying a term of imprisonment of 3 years or more.Ī magistrate must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for the suspicion founding the application.Īmong other things, in issuing an account takeover warrant the magistrate must have regard to:
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an offence has been, is being, is about to be, or is likely to be committed.The officer must suspect on reasonable grounds that:
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Officers of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). Enable agencies to take control of an online account and deprive the account holder of access to that account for the purposes of gathering evidence about criminal activity.Įxamples of online accounts include social media accounts, online banking accounts and accounts associated with online forums.