28Chief officers' annual reports

28 Chief officers' annual reports

(1)  As soon as practicable after 30 July in each year, the chief officer of each law enforcement agency must submit a report to the Minister and the Minister administering the Police Service Act 2003 setting out the details required by subsection (2) in relation to controlled operations conducted on behalf of the agency during the previous financial year.

(2)  The report must include the following details:

(a) the number of formal authorities that have been granted or varied by the chief officer, and the number of formal applications for the granting or variation of authorities that have been refused by the chief officer, during the period to which the report relates;

(b) the number of urgent authorities or urgent variations of authorities that have been granted by the chief officer, and the number of urgent applications for authorities or urgent variations of authorities that have been refused by the chief officer, during the period to which the report relates;

(c) the nature of the criminal activities against which the authorised operations were directed;

(d) the nature of the controlled conduct engaged in for the purposes of the authorised operations;

(e) if any of the authorised operations involved illicit goods, a statement (to the extent known) of –

(i) the nature and quantity of the illicit goods; and

(ii) the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operations;

(f) details of any loss of or serious damage to property, or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of or as a direct result of the authorised operations;

(g) the number of authorities cancelled by the chief officer or that have expired during the period to which the report relates;

(h) any seizure, arrest and prosecution arising from the authorised operations.

(3)  Either Minister may require the chief officer to furnish additional information in relation to any authorised operation to which a report relates.