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Ethan James

Warrants 'invalid' for secret police prison recordings

Warrants for secret recordings within a Tasmanian prison were invalid, an independent review found. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Police warrants obtained to secretly record in a Tasmanian prison during an investigation linked to a convicted murderer were technically invalid. 

That is the finding of an independent review which also found correct oversight of police surveillance warrant applications had not occurred over a 14-year period.

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