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authority to obtain communications data cannot be given independently of the
investigation team. Where this is the case, it is to be reported to the IOCC and may
be covered in his report.29 The implication is that these circumstances should be the
exception not the rule. The ISC has questioned the validity of any exception for the
Agencies. The Agencies recognise the need to address the requirement for
independent authority, even though it may require changes to their current working
practices.30
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Acquisition Code, 3.13-3.15.
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