VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 183 Definitions
VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 183
Definitions(1) In this Division—
S. 183(1)
def. of applicable law amended by No. 2/2019 s. 86(a).
"applicable law" means—
(a) the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ; or
(b) a provision of another Act that confers a function or power or imposes a duty on the Chief Commissioner in relation to a public interest complaint;
S. 183(1)
def. of Australian legal practitioner repealed by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch.
2 item 108.2).
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"investigating entity" means—
(a) the IBAC; or
(b) the Ombudsman; or
(c) the Victorian Inspectorate;
"investigation request" means a request from the Chief Commissioner for a person to give any information, produce any document or thing, answer any question, or otherwise participate in an investigation under this Part;
law enforcement agency has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 but does not include the Chief Commissioner;
"prosecutorial body" has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 ;
S. 183(1)
def. of restricted matter amended by No. 2/2019 s. 86(b).
"restricted matter" means—
(a) any information given to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or
(b) the contents of any document, or a description of any thing, produced to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or
(c) the existence of, or any information about, a direction under section 176 or an investigation request; or
(d) the subject matter of a public interest complaint being investigated under this Part; or
(e) any information that could enable any of the following persons to be identified or located—
(i) a person who has been, or is proposed to be, interviewed by, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing to, the Chief Commissioner under this Part; or
(ii) a person who has otherwise participated, or will participate, in an investigation under this Part; or
(f) the fact that a person—
(i) has been, or is proposed to be, interviewed by, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing to, the Chief Commissioner under this Part; or
(ii) has otherwise participated, or will participate, in an investigation under this Part; or
(g) the fact that a disclosure or related disclosure has been notified to an appropriate entity for assessment under Part 3 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ; or
(h) the fact that a disclosure or related disclosure has been determined under Part 3 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 to be a public interest complaint.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, a reference to the Chief Commissioner in the definition of restricted matter is to be read as including a reference to a member of Victoria Police personnel acting on behalf of the Chief Commissioner under this Part.