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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
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### sec.314 Report about authorities for assumed identities etc.
As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, but no later than 30 September, the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency must give to the agency’s report entity a written report containing the following information in relation to the agency for the financial year—
the number of authorities granted;
a general description of the activities undertaken by authorised persons when using assumed identities under this chapter;
the number of applications for an authority that were refused;
a statement about whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under section 316 ;
any other information relating to authorities, assumed identities or the administration of this chapter that the report entity considers appropriate.
The report must not contain information that, if made public, could reasonably be expected to—
endanger a person’s safety; or
prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or
compromise any law enforcement agency’s operational activities or methodologies.
The report entity must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after receiving the report.
In this section—
report entity , for a law enforcement agency, means—
for the police service—the Minister; or
for the CCC—the parliamentary committee chairperson.
s 314 orig s 314 om 2000 No. 22 s 21
prev s 314 ins 2000 No. 22 s 18
sub 2003 No. 49 s 10
exp 2 February 2005 (see s 314(4))
pres s 314 ins 2005 No. 45 s 12
amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2024 No. 45 s 134 sch 1
(sec.314-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, but no later than 30 September, the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency must give to the agency’s report entity a written report containing the following information in relation to the agency for the financial year— the number of authorities granted; a general description of the activities undertaken by authorised persons when using assumed identities under this chapter; the number of applications for an authority that were refused; a statement about whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under section 316 ; any other information relating to authorities, assumed identities or the administration of this chapter that the report entity considers appropriate.
(sec.314-ssec.2) The report must not contain information that, if made public, could reasonably be expected to— endanger a person’s safety; or prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or compromise any law enforcement agency’s operational activities or methodologies.
(sec.314-ssec.3) The report entity must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 14 sitting days after receiving the report.
(sec.314-ssec.4) In this section— report entity , for a law enforcement agency, means— for the police service—the Minister; or for the CCC—the parliamentary committee chairperson.
- (a) the number of authorities granted;
- (b) a general description of the activities undertaken by authorised persons when using assumed identities under this chapter;
- (c) the number of applications for an authority that were refused;
- (d) a statement about whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under section 316 ;
- (e) any other information relating to authorities, assumed identities or the administration of this chapter that the report entity considers appropriate.
- (a) endanger a person’s safety; or
- (b) prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or
- (c) compromise any law enforcement agency’s operational activities or methodologies.
- (a) for the police service—the Minister; or
- (b) for the CCC—the parliamentary committee chairperson.