11Reports

11 Reports

11 Reports

(1) An inspecting officer must, as soon as practicable, and in any event within 3 months, after the end of each financial year, report to the Minister in writing, in relation to an eligible authority, about the results of the inspections under section 10 (1), during that financial year, of the authority’s records.

(2) The inspecting officer must include the following in each report under subsection (1) in relation to a financial year—

(a) a summary of the inspections conducted in the financial year under section 10,

(b) particulars of any deficiencies identified that impact on the integrity of the telecommunications interception regime established by the Commonwealth Act,

(c) particulars of the remedial action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken to address those deficiencies.

Note—

In complying with this section, the inspecting officer remains bound by section 63 of the Commonwealth Act, which prohibits the disclosure of intercepted information or designated warrant information.

(3) The inspecting officer may report to the Minister in writing at any time about the results of an inspection under this Part and must do so if so requested by the Minister.

(4) The inspecting officer must give a copy of a report under subsection (1) or (3) to the chief officer of the eligible authority to which the report relates.

s 11: Am 2006 No 107, Sch 1.22 [3]. Subst 2016 No 61, Sch 6.43 [14].