51Effect of deactivation of registration

51 Effect of deactivation of registration

On the deactivation of the registration of a person as a human source, that person ceases to be a human source.

Part 5—External oversight of human source management

Division 1—Public Interest Monitor

52 Functions and powers of Public Interest Monitor

(1) The Public Interest Monitor has the following functions under this Act—

(a) to inform the registration of a person as a reportable human source under section 23 by—

(i) testing the content and sufficiency of the information relied on by the Chief Commissioner to make a decision on an application to register the person as a reportable human source; and

(ii) giving recommendations to the Chief Commissioner as to whether the person should be registered as a reportable human source;

(ab) to appear at the hearing of an application under section 30A to test the content and sufficiency of the information relied on and the circumstances of the application;

(b) to provide retrospective oversight of the emergency registration of a reportable human source by—

(i) testing the content and sufficiency of the information relied on by the Chief Commissioner to make the emergency registration; and

(ii) giving recommendations to the Chief Commissioner as to whether the emergency registration should have been made;

S. 52(1)(c) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 15.2).

(c) to give to IBAC and Integrity Oversight Victoria any information that the Public Interest Monitor considers on reasonable grounds is relevant to the functions of IBAC or Integrity Oversight Victoria (as the case requires) under this Act.

(2) For the purpose of performing the Public Interest Monitor's functions under subsection (1), the Public Interest Monitor may—

(a) request a member of Victoria Police personnel to do any of the following—

(i) answer the Public Interest Monitor's questions;

(ii) produce documents to the Public Interest Monitor;

(iii) provide information to the Public Interest Monitor; and

(b) direct in writing a member of Victoria Police personnel to do a thing described in paragraph (a); and

(c) for the purpose of performing the function under subsection (1)(ab)—

(i) make submissions to the court by telephone or other electronic communication; and

(ii) ask questions of any person giving information in relation to the application; and

(iii) make submissions to the Supreme Court as to the appropriateness of granting the application.