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Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002
27ZBAnnual reports to be given to Attorney General and Police Minister
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#### 27ZB Annual reports to be given to Attorney General and Police Minister
27ZB Annual reports to be given to Attorney General and Police Minister
> > (1) The Commissioner of Police must report annually on the exercise of powers under this Part by eligible police officers.
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> > (2) Each report is to be provided, within 4 months after each 30 June, to the Police Minister and the Attorney General.
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> > (3) The report is to specify the following matters in relation to the year ended on that 30 June—
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> > > (a) the number of applications for covert search warrants made under this Part and the number of those applications granted,
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> > > (b) the number of applications for telephone warrants and the number of those applications granted,
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> > > (c) the number of covert search warrants executed,
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> > > (d) the number of covert search warrants under which any things were seized,
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> > > (e) the number of covert search warrants under which any things were placed in substitution for seized things,
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> > > (f) the number of covert search warrants under which any things were returned or retrieved,
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> > > (g) the number of covert search warrants under which any things were copied, photographed or otherwise recorded,
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> > > (h) the number of covert search warrants under which any electronic equipment was operated by eligible police officers,
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> > > (i) the number of covert search warrants under which any things were tested,
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> > > (j) the number of arrests made in connection with a terrorist act in respect of which a covert search warrant was executed and the number of those arrests that have led to the laying of charges in relation to the terrorist act,
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> > > (k) the number of complaints that are made under any Act about conduct relating to the execution of a covert search warrant by an eligible police officer and the number of those complaints that are, or have been, the subject of an investigation under any Act,
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> > > (l) any other matters requested by the Police Minister or the Attorney General.
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> > (4) The report may be combined with any other annual report of the NSW Police Force.
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> > (5) The report is to be tabled in each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after it is received by the Attorney General.
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> **s 27ZB:** Ins 2005 No 54, Sch 1 \[1\]. Am 2015 No 45, Sch 1 \[15\]–\[18\].