33Reports about authorities for assumed identities, &c.

33 Reports about authorities for assumed identities, &c.

(1)  As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the chief officer of a law enforcement agency must submit a report to the Minister and the Minister administering the Police Service Act 2003 that includes the following information for the year:

(a) the number of authorities granted during the year;

(b) a general description of the activities undertaken by authorised persons when using assumed identities under this Act during the year;

(c) the number of applications for authorities that were refused during the year;

(d) a statement whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under section 35 during the year;

(e) any other information relating to authorities and assumed identities and the administration of this Act that the Minister considers appropriate.

(2)  The chief officer must advise the Minister of any information in the report that, in the chief officer's opinion, should be excluded from the report before the report is laid before both Houses of Parliament because the information, if made public, could reasonably be expected to –

(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.

(3)  The Minister must exclude information from the report if satisfied on the advice of the chief officer of any of the grounds set out in subsection (2) .

(4)  The Minister is to cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting-days from the day on which the report is received by the Minister.