242Monitoring of operation of certain provisions of Act by Inspector

#### 242 Monitoring of operation of certain provisions of Act by Inspector 242 Monitoring of operation of certain provisions of Act by Inspector > > (1) The Inspector must inspect the records of the NSW Police Force, the New South Wales Crime Commission and the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission under Part 5 in relation to covert search warrants every 12 months after the substitution of this section by the amending Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the requirements of that Part (in so far as it relates to covert search warrants) are being complied with. > > > (2) For that purpose, the Inspector may require the Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner for the New South Wales Crime Commission and the Chief Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission to provide access to the relevant records. > > > (3) The Inspector must, as soon as practicable after 28 May 2017 and as soon as practicable after the expiration of each subsequent year, prepare a report of the Inspector’s work and activities under subsection (1) and furnish a copy of the report to the Attorney General and the Minister for Police. > > > (4) The Inspector must inspect the records of the NSW Police Force under Part 5 in relation to criminal organisation search warrants every 2 years after the substitution of this section by the amending Act for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the requirements of that Part (in so far as they relate to criminal organisation search warrants) are being complied with. > > > (5) For that purpose, the Inspector may require the Commissioner of Police to provide access to the relevant records. > > > (6) The Inspector must, as soon as practicable after 7 August 2017 and as soon as practicable after the expiration of each subsequent 2-year period, prepare a report of the Inspector’s work and activities under subsection (4) and furnish a copy of the report to the Attorney General and the Minister for Police. > > > (7) The Attorney General is to lay (or cause to be laid) a copy of the report under subsection (3) or (6) before both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after the Attorney General receives the report. > > > (8) 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. > > > (9) 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. > > > (10) In this section— > > > > amending Act means the [Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-061). > > > > Inspector means the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. > > **s 242:** Am 2006 No 128, Sch 1 \[44\]; 2009 No 8, Sch 1 \[46\] \[47\]; 2009 No 23, Sch 2 \[17\]–\[19\]. Subst 2016 No 61, Sch 6.32 \[8\].