28Receipt of information to be acknowledged

28 Receipt of information to be acknowledged (1) As soon as practicable after receiving a report under this Part, the police officer receiving the report must acknowledge the making of the report. (2) The acknowledgement must be in writing, must be given to the person who made the report and must include the following: (a) the name and signature of the police officer who received the report; (b) the date and time when, and the place where, the report was received; (c) a copy of the information that was reported. (3) If a report is not made in person, the police officer who received the report must as soon as is practicable: (a) give the person making the report a unique reference number; and (b) record that number on the relevant reportable offender's file and on the acknowledgement. Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 25 (4) The Commissioner may make an agreement with the reportable offender as to the manner in which any acknowledgement or reference number required to be given by this section may be given. (5) The Commissioner must ensure: (a) that there is a method of recording an agreement made under subsection (4); and (b) that a copy of the agreement is given to the reportable offender; and (c) that, except with the written consent of the reportable offender, any acknowledgement or reference number required to be given by this section is given in accordance with the agreement while the agreement remains in force. (6) The Commissioner must ensure that a copy of every acknowledgement is retained.