PUBLIC INTEREST MONITOR ACT 2011 (NO. 72 OF 2011)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Object  
• 4 Definitions  
• 5 Act binds the Crown  

PART 2--APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST MONITOR

• 6 Principal Public Interest Monitor  
• 7 Deputy Public Interest Monitors  
• 8 Eligibility for appointment  
• 9 Terms and conditions of appointment  
• 10 Remuneration  
• 11 Acting Principal Public Interest Monitor  
• 12 Vacancy and resignation  
• 13 Suspension and removal from office  

PART 3--FUNCTIONS OF A PUBLIC INTEREST MONITOR

• 14 Functions of Public Interest Monitor  
• 15 Guidelines  
• 16 Conflict of interest  
• 17 Confidentiality  

PART 4--GENERAL

• 18 Freedom of Information Act 1982 not to apply to a Public Interest Monitor  
• 19 Annual report  
• 20 Minister to lay annual reports before each House of the Parliament  
• 21 Regulations  

PART 5--MAJOR CRIME (INVESTIGATIVE POWERS) ACT 2004

• 22 Definitions  
• 23 New Part 1A inserted  
• 24 Application for coercive powers order  
• 25 Determination of application  
• 26 Coercive powers order  
• 27 Extension or variation of coercive powers order  
• 28 Discontinuance of use of powers under coercive powers order  
• 29 Notice of revocation of coercive powers order  

PART 6--AMENDMENT OF SURVEILLANCE DEVICES ACT 1999

• 30 Definition  
• 31 New Division 1AA inserted in Part 4  
• 32 Application for surveillance device warrant  
• 33 Determining the application  
• 34 Revocation of surveillance devices warrant  
• 35 Application for retrieval warrant  
• 36 Determining the application  
• 37 Revocation of retrieval warrant  
• 38 Application for assistance order  
• 39 Determining an application for an assistance order  
• 40 Application for approval of exercise of powers under emergency authorisation  
• 41 Determining an application for approval of emergency authorisation  
• 42 Report to judge or magistrate  

PART 7--AMENDMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION) (STATE PROVISIONS) ACT 1988

• 43 New Part 1A inserted  

PART 8--AMENDMENT OF TERRORISM (COMMUNITY PROTECTION) ACT 2003

• 44 New Part 1A inserted  
• 45 New section 7A inserted  
• 46 Determining the application for a covert search warrant  
• 47 New section 13DA inserted  
• 48 Preventative detention orders  
• 49 Extension of preventative detention order  
• 50 Prohibited contact orders  
• 51 Revocation or variation of preventative detention orders and prohibited contact orders  

PART 9--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS AND REPEAL OF AMENDING PROVISIONS

• 52 Amendment of Ombudsman Act 1973  
• 53 Amendment of Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001  
• 54 Repeal of amending provisions  
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