Section 183 - Victoria Police Act 2013 - Definitions

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def. of applicable law amended by No. 2/2019 s. 86(a).

applicable law means—

(a) the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012; or

(b) a provision of another Act that confers a function or power or imposes a duty on the Chief Commissioner in relation to a public interest complaint;

def. of Australian legal practitioner repealed by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 108.2).

def. of investigating entity amended by No. 31/2024
s. 113(Sch. 1 item 41.3).

investigating entity means—

(a) the IBAC; or

(b) the Ombudsman; or

investigation request means a request from the Chief Commissioner for a person to give any information, produce any document or thing, answer any question, or otherwise participate in an investigation under this Part;

law enforcement agency has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 but does not include the Chief Commissioner;

prosecutorial body has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

def. of restricted matter amended by No. 2/2019 s. 86(b).

restricted matter means—

(a) any information given to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or

(b) the contents of any document, or a description of any thing, produced to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or

(d) the subject matter of a public interest complaint being investigated under this Part; or

(e) any information that could enable any of the following persons to be identified or located—

(i) a person who has been, or is proposed to be, interviewed by, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing to, the Chief Commissioner under this Part; or

(ii) a person who has otherwise participated, or will participate, in an investigation under this Part; or

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