74Chief Commissioner to report on material contraventions and privileged information received

74 Chief Commissioner to report on material contraventions and privileged information received

(1) The Chief Commissioner must give a report to IBAC at least once every 6 months about—

(a) instances of material contraventions of the human source management framework; and

(b) the receipt by a police officer of the following information from human sources—

(i) privileged information;

(ii) privileged information in respect of which there is an exception to the privilege.

(2) A report under subsection (1)(a) must—

(a) fully explain the circumstances of a material contravention; and

(b) outline the steps taken or planned to be taken to rectify a material contravention and prevent it recurring.

(3) A report under subsection (1)(b) must—

(a) explain how the information received from the human source has been dealt with, or will be dealt with; and

(b) in the case of a reportable human source, specify—

(i) any recommendations from the Public Interest Monitor in relation to the registration of the reportable human source; and

(ii) the response of the Chief Commissioner to those recommendations; and

(c) any measures implemented to control the risks associated with the receipt of the information.

(4) On receiving a report under subsection (1), IBAC must—

(a) determine whether adequate measures have been implemented to—

(i) rectify the material contravention; or

(ii) control any risks associated with the receipt of the information referred to in subsection (1)(b); and

(b) make any recommendations to the Chief Commissioner that IBAC considers appropriate.