SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 1999 - SECT 30P Inspection of records by Victorian Inspectorate

SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 1999 - SECT 30P

S. 30P(1) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 140(2).

    (1)     The Victorian Inspectorate must, from time to time, inspect the records of a law enforcement agency to determine the extent of compliance with this Act by the agency and law enforcement officers of the agency.

S. 30P(2) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 140(2).

    (2)     For the purpose of an inspection under this section, the Victorian Inspectorate—

        (a)     after notifying the chief officer of the agency, may enter at any reasonable time premises occupied by the agency; and

        (b)     is entitled to have full and free access at all reasonable times to all records of the agency that are relevant to the inspection; and

S. 30P(2)(c) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 140(2).

        (c)     may require a member of staff of the agency to give the Victorian Inspectorate any information that the Victorian Inspectorate considers necessary, being information that is in the member's possession, or to which the member has access, and that is relevant to the inspection.

S. 30P(3) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 140(2).

    (3)     The chief officer must ensure that members of staff of the agency give the Victorian Inspectorate any assistance the Victorian Inspectorate reasonably requires to enable the Victorian Inspectorate to perform functions under this section.

Note

See section 55 of the Surveillance Devices Act 2004 of the Commonwealth for inspection of records of the Australian Crime Commission.

S. 30Q (Heading) amended by No. 82/2012 s. 140(3).

S. 30Q inserted by No. 26/2004 s. 13 (as amended by No. 27/2006 s. 21(2)(f)–(h)).