Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Surveillance Devices Act 1999 - SECT 30L

Annual reports

30L. Annual reports



(1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must submit a report to the
Minister that includes the following information in respect of each financial
year-

   (a)  the number of applications for warrants by and the number of warrants
        issued to law enforcement officers of the agency during that year; and

   (b)  the number of applications for emergency authorisations by and the
        number of emergency authorisations given to law enforcement officers
        of the agency during that year; and

   (c)  the number of remote applications for warrants by law enforcement
        officers of the agency during that year; and

   (d)  the number of applications for warrants or emergency authorisations by
        law enforcement officers of the agency that were refused during that
        year, and the reasons for refusal; and

   (e)  the number of applications for extensions of warrants by law
        enforcement officers of the agency during that year, the number of
        extensions granted or refused and the reasons why they were granted or
        refused; and

   (f)  the number of arrests made by law enforcement officers of the agency
        during that year on the basis (wholly or partly) of information
        obtained by the use of a surveillance device under a warrant or
        emergency authorisation; and

   (g)  the number of prosecutions that were commenced in this jurisdiction
        during that year in which information obtained by the use of a
        surveillance device under a warrant or emergency authorisation was
        given in evidence and the number of those prosecutions in which a
        person was found guilty; and

   (h)  in the case of Victoria Police-

   (i)  the name and rank of each person appointed as a senior officer under
        section 3(3) (whether appointed during that year or previously); and

   (ii) if any person referred to in subparagraph (i) is below the rank of
        commander, the reason for the appointment of the person under section
        3(3); and

        (i)    any other information relating to the use of surveillance
               devices and the administration of this Act that the Minister
               considers appropriate.





(2) The information referred to in subsection (1)(a) and (b) must be presented
in such a way as to identify the number of warrants issued and emergency
authorisations given in respect of each different kind of surveillance device.

(3) The report must be submitted to the Minister as soon as practicable after
the end of each financial year, and at any event within 3 months after the end
of the financial year.

(4) The Minister must cause a copy of each report under this section to be
laid before each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days after the day the
Minister receives the report.