sec.740Public interest monitor

### sec.740 Public interest monitor The Governor in Council may appoint a person (the public interest monitor ) to monitor— applications for, and the use of, surveillance device warrants, retrieval warrants and covert search warrants; and applications for approvals of the use of surveillance devices under emergency authorisations; and the giving of official warnings for consorting; and the making of public safety orders by commissioned officers under the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982 ; and the making of firearm prohibition orders under the Weapons Act 1990 , part 5A. The Governor in Council may also appoint as many deputy public interest monitors as the Minister considers necessary. The Governor in Council may, in the appointment, fix the terms and conditions of the appointment. The Public Sector Act 2022 does not apply to the appointment of a monitor. A monitor must not be a person who is, or who is a member of, or who is employed in or by or to help, any of the following— the director of public prosecutions; the office of the director of public prosecutions; CCC; the police service; the principal commissioner under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 . s 740 ( prev s 157) amd 2001 No. 69 s 378 sch 1 ; 2004 No. 13 s 102 sch 2 pt 2 ; 2005 No. 45 s 8 renum and reloc 2005 No. 45 s 11 amd 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2014 No. 27 s 52 s ch 1 pt 2 ; 2016 No. 62 s 323 ; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 45 s 47 amd 2026 No. 4 s 29 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.740-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person (the public interest monitor ) to monitor— applications for, and the use of, surveillance device warrants, retrieval warrants and covert search warrants; and applications for approvals of the use of surveillance devices under emergency authorisations; and the giving of official warnings for consorting; and the making of public safety orders by commissioned officers under the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982 ; and the making of firearm prohibition orders under the Weapons Act 1990 , part 5A. (sec.740-ssec.2) The Governor in Council may also appoint as many deputy public interest monitors as the Minister considers necessary. (sec.740-ssec.3) The Governor in Council may, in the appointment, fix the terms and conditions of the appointment. (sec.740-ssec.4) The Public Sector Act 2022 does not apply to the appointment of a monitor. (sec.740-ssec.5) A monitor must not be a person who is, or who is a member of, or who is employed in or by or to help, any of the following— the director of public prosecutions; the office of the director of public prosecutions; CCC; the police service; the principal commissioner under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 . - (a) applications for, and the use of, surveillance device warrants, retrieval warrants and covert search warrants; and - (b) applications for approvals of the use of surveillance devices under emergency authorisations; and - (c) the giving of official warnings for consorting; and - (d) the making of public safety orders by commissioned officers under the Peace and Good Behaviour Act 1982 ; and - (e) the making of firearm prohibition orders under the Weapons Act 1990 , part 5A. - (a) the director of public prosecutions; - (b) the office of the director of public prosecutions; - (c) CCC; - (d) the police service; - (e) the principal commissioner under the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 .