sec.8AZHTabling of report in Legislative Assembly

### sec.8AZH Tabling of report in Legislative Assembly The Minister must table in the Legislative Assembly a report about the exercise of extraordinary emergency powers under an extraordinary emergency authorisation within 6 months after the authorisation ends. The report— must state the matters mentioned in section 8AZG (2) (a) ; and may include anything else the Minister considers appropriate. However, the report is not required to include information that could reasonably be expected— to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or to enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law, to be ascertained; or to endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or to prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or to prejudice national security. If a terrorist emergency was declared to exist in relation to the emergency situation for which the extraordinary emergency authorisation was given, the report may form part of the report about the terrorist emergency under section 8S . s 8AZH ins 2017 No. 30 s 35 (sec.8AZH-ssec.1) The Minister must table in the Legislative Assembly a report about the exercise of extraordinary emergency powers under an extraordinary emergency authorisation within 6 months after the authorisation ends. (sec.8AZH-ssec.2) The report— must state the matters mentioned in section 8AZG (2) (a) ; and may include anything else the Minister considers appropriate. (sec.8AZH-ssec.3) However, the report is not required to include information that could reasonably be expected— to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or to enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law, to be ascertained; or to endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or to prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or to prejudice national security. (sec.8AZH-ssec.4) If a terrorist emergency was declared to exist in relation to the emergency situation for which the extraordinary emergency authorisation was given, the report may form part of the report about the terrorist emergency under section 8S . - (a) must state the matters mentioned in section 8AZG (2) (a) ; and - (b) may include anything else the Minister considers appropriate. - (a) to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or - (b) to enable the existence or identity of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of the law, to be ascertained; or - (c) to endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or - (d) to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of the law; or - (e) to prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful method or procedure for protecting public safety; or - (f) to prejudice national security.