69Reports about authorities for assumed identities etc.

69 Reports about authorities for assumed identities etc. (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the chief officer of a law enforcement agency must provide a report to the Minister that includes the following information for the year in relation to the agency: (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 Part during the year; (c) the number of applications for authorities that were refused during the year; (d) a statement as to whether any fraud or other unlawful activity was identified by an audit under section 71 during the year; (e) any other information relating to authorities and assumed identities and the administration of this Part 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 tabled in the Legislative Assembly because the information, if made public, could reasonably be expected to: (a) endanger a person's safety; or

Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act 2015 46 (b) prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or (c) compromise any law enforcement agency's operational activities or methodologies. (3) The Minister must: (a) exclude information from the report if satisfied on the advice of the chief officer of any of the grounds set out in subsection (2); and (b) table the report in the Legislative Assembly within 15 sitting days after the Minister receives it.