54Chief Commissioner must notify Public Interest Monitor of applications to register reportable human sources

54 Chief Commissioner must notify Public Interest Monitor of applications to register reportable human sources

(1) The Chief Commissioner must notify the Public Interest Monitor of any application to register a person as a reportable human source.

(1A) The Chief Commissioner, as soon as practicable after the making of an application under section 30A and in accordance with the regulations (if any), must provide the Public Interest Monitor with—

(a) a copy of the application; and

(b) a copy of any affidavit in support of the application and of any information provided to the court.

(2) A notification under subsection (1) must be given—

(a) in accordance with the regulations (if any); and

(b) as soon as practicable after the registration application is made to the Chief Commissioner or the Supreme Court and before the Chief Commissioner or the Supreme Court makes a decision on the application (as the case requires).

(3) The Chief Commissioner must give the Public Interest Monitor all information that is relevant to the registration application, including any information of which the Chief Commissioner is aware that is adverse to the person being registered as a reportable human source.

(4) The Chief Commissioner must ensure that a member of Victoria Police personnel—

(a) on the request of the Public Interest Monitor, gives to the Public Interest Monitor all documents and information; and

(b) answers any question of the Public Interest Monitor—

that is relevant to the registration application.