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74O Secretary's reports
S. 74O(1) amended by Nos 7/2010 s. 15, 82/2012 s. 144, 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 43.3).
(1) As soon as practicable, after 30 June and 31 December but no more than 2 months after each date in each year, the Secretary must submit a report to Integrity Oversight Victoria setting out the details required by subsection (2) in relation to authorised operations conducted during the previous 6 months.
(a) the number of authorities that have been granted or varied by the Secretary, and the number of applications for the granting or variation of authorities that have been refused by the Secretary, during the period to which the report relates; and
(b) the nature of the criminal activities against which the authorised operations were directed; and
(c) the nature of the controlled conduct engaged in for the purposes of the authorised operations; and
(d) if any of the authorised operations involved illicit goods, a statement (to the extent known) of—
(ii) the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operations; and
(e) details of any loss of or serious damage to property, or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of or as a direct result of the authorised operations; and
(f) the number of authorities cancelled by the Secretary or that have expired during the period to which the report relates.
S. 74O(3) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 144, 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 43.4).
(3) Integrity Oversight Victoria may require the Secretary to furnish additional information covering any authorised operation to which a report relates.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2)(c) or (d) requires particulars of an authorised operation to be included in a report for a period of 6 months if the operation had not been completed during that period, but the particulars must instead be included in the report for the period of 6 months in which the operation is completed.
S. 74OA inserted by No. 24/2014 s. 63.
74OA Game Management Authority's reports
S. 74OA(1) amended by Nos 48/2016 s. 24, 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 43.5).
(1) As soon as practicable, after 30 June and 31 December but no more than 2 months after each date in each year, the chief executive officer of the Game Management Authority must submit a report to Integrity Oversight Victoria setting out the details required by subsection (2) in relation to authorised operations conducted during the previous 6 months.
(a) the number of authorities that have been granted or varied by the Game Management Authority, and the number of applications for the granting or variation of authorities that have been refused by the Game Management Authority, during the period to which the report relates; and
(b) the nature of the criminal activities against which the authorised operations were directed; and
(c) the nature of the controlled conduct engaged in for the purposes of the authorised operations; and
(d) if any of the authorised operations involved illicit goods, a statement (to the extent known) of—
(ii) the route through which the illicit goods passed in the course of the operations; and
(e) details of any loss or serious damage to property, or any personal injuries, occurring in the course of or as a direct result of the authorised operations; and
(f) the number of authorities cancelled by the Game Management Authority or that have expired during the period to which the report relates.
S. 74OA(3) amended by Nos 48/2016 s. 24, 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 43.6).
(3) Integrity Oversight Victoria may require the chief executive officer of the Game Management Authority to furnish additional information covering any authorised operation to which a report relates.
(4) Nothing in subsection (2)(c) or (d) requires particulars of an authorised operation to be included in a report for a period of 6 months if the operation had not been completed during that period, but the particulars must instead be included in the report for the period of 6 months in which the operation is completed.
S. 74P (Heading) amended by Nos 82/2012 s. 145(1), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 43.7).
S. 74P inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 51 (as amended by No. 87/2005 s. 7(b)).