Discovery orders

20. (1)

Subject to this section, the High Court may, on

application by or on behalf of the Attorney General, by order (in

this section referred to as a "discovery order") require a person

specified in the order (in this section referred to as "the specified

person") to furnish

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(a)

to the Attorney General or to an authorized officer

specified in the order;

(b)

within the time specified in the order,

a written statement containing the information set out in subsection

(4) or such part of that information as is specified in the order.

(2) The High Court shall not make a discovery order unless it

is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that

the specified person has carried on or has benefited from drug

trafficking.

(3) A discovery order may be made on an ex parte application to

a judge in chambers.

(4) The information referred to in subsection (1) is

particulars of

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