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26 the thing, photograph or copy for a period of up to one month pending a written direction from the Attorney-General as to the manner in which the thing, photograph or copy is to be dealt with (which may include a direction that the thing, photograph or copy be sent to the appropriate authority of the foreign country concerned).

(7) Rules of Court may provide for—
 * (a) the discharge and variation of orders under section 22; and
 * (b) proceedings relating to such orders.

(8) In this section, "data equipment" means any equipment which—
 * (a) automatically processes information;
 * (b) automatically records or stores information;
 * (c) can be used to cause information to be automatically recorded, stored or otherwise processed on other equipment (wherever situated);
 * (d) can be used to retrieve information whether the information is recorded or stored in the equipment itself or in other equipment(wherever situated).

Immunities

24.—(1) No civil or criminal action, other than a criminal action for an offence under section 25, shall lie against any person for—
 * (a) producing or giving access to any thing if he had produced or given access to the thing in good faith in compliance with an order made against him under section 22; or
 * (b) doing or omitting to do any act if he had done or omitted to do the act in good faith and as a result of complying with such an order.

(2) Any person who complies with an order made under section 22 shall not be treated as being in breach of any restriction upon the disclosure of information or thing imposed by law, contract or rules of professional conduct.

Failure to comply with production order

25. Any person who—
 * (a) without reasonable excuse contravenes or fails to comply with an order under section 22; or