LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87O Report to Law Enforcement Conduct Commission

LAW ENFORCEMENT (POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES) ACT 2002 - SECT 87O

87O Report to Law Enforcement Conduct Commission

(1) The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is to keep under scrutiny the exercise of powers conferred on police officers under this Part.

(2) For that purpose, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission may require the Commissioner of Police or any public authority to provide information about the exercise of those powers.

(3) The Commissioner of Police is to ensure that the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is provided with a report on--

(a) any authorisation given under Division 3 or approval given under section 87N, and

(b) the reasons for giving the authorisation or approval, and

(c) the powers used under the authorisation or approval.

(4) The report is to be provided within 3 months after the authorisation or approval ceases to have effect.

(5) The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is to include in the annual report of the Commission's operations under section 139 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 a report of the work operations under this section.

Note : Section 142 of that Act provides for the annual report to be tabled in Parliament.