Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004 - SECT 31

Reports about authorities for assumed identities etc.

31. Reports about authorities for assumed identities etc.



(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, the chief
officer of a law enforcement agency must submit a report to the Minister that
includes the following information for the year-

   (a)  the number of authorities granted during the year; and

   (b)  a general description of the activities undertaken by authorised
        persons when using assumed identities under this Act during the year;
        and

   (c)  the number of applications for authorities that were refused during
        the year; and

   (d)  a statement whether or not any fraud or other unlawful activity was
        identified by an audit under section 33 during the year; and

   (e)  any other information relating to authorities and assumed identities
        and the administration of this Act that the Minister considers
        appropriate.

(2) The chief officer must advise the Minister of any information in the
report that, in the chief officer's opinion, should be excluded from the
report before the report is laid before Parliament because the information, if
made public, could reasonably be expected to-

   (a)  endanger a person's safety; or

   (b)  prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or

   (c)  compromise any law enforcement agency's operational activities or
        methodologies.

(3) The Minister must-

   (a)  exclude information from the report if satisfied on the advice of the
        chief officer of any of the grounds set out in subsection (2); and

   (b)  cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament
        within 15 sitting days after the day on which the Minister receives
        the report.