Commentary on provisions of Act Section 6: Notification to a Judicial Commissioner
Section 6 inserts section 32C which requires all criminal conduct authorisations to be notified to a Judicial Commissioner at the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office (IPCO) within 7 days of the authorisation being granted.
	Subsections (1) and (2) set out when the notification requirement applies.
	Subsection (3) sets out the timeframe for the notice to be given and section 6(4) sets out what a notification must include. The conduct that has been authorised under section 29B can begin as soon as the authorisation has been granted by the authorising officer; there is no requirement for the authorising officer to wait for comments from a Judicial Commissioner before commencing the activity.
	Section 6(5) provides that a notice may be given in writing or transmitted by electronic means.