39Report to Ombudsman on exercise of powers and monitoring by Ombudsman

#### 39 Report to Ombudsman on exercise of powers and monitoring by Ombudsman 39 Report to Ombudsman on exercise of powers and monitoring by Ombudsman > > (1) For the period of 4 years from the date of commencement of this Act, the Ombudsman is to keep under scrutiny the exercise of powers conferred on police officers under this Act. > > > (2) For that purpose, the Ombudsman may require the Commissioner or any public authority to provide information about the exercise of those powers. > > > (3) The Commissioner is to ensure that the Ombudsman is provided with a report on— > > > > > (a) any declaration made under Part 2 or under an interim control order or control order, and > > > > > (b) the reasons the declaration or order was sought, and > > > > > (c) any prosecutions brought under section 26 or 26A. > > > (4) The Ombudsman must maintain the confidentiality of information provided to the Ombudsman that is classified by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence. > > > (5) The Ombudsman must, as soon as possible after the expiration of the 4-year period, prepare a report of the Ombudsman’s work and activities under this section and furnish a copy of the report to the Attorney General and to the Commissioner. > > > (6) The Attorney General is to lay (or cause to be laid) a copy of the report before both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after the Attorney General receives the report. > > > (7) If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Attorney General seeks to lay a report before it, the Attorney General may present copies of the report to the Clerk of the House concerned. > > > (8) The report— > > > > > (a) is, on presentation and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and > > > > > (b) may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and > > > > > (c) if so printed, is for all purposes taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and > > > > > (d) is to be recorded— > > > > > > > (i) in the case of the Legislative Council, in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and > > > > > > > (ii) in the case of the Legislative Assembly, in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, > > > > > > on the first sitting day of the House after receipt of the report by the Clerk.