ROYAL COMMISSION (POLICE) ACT 2002
Table of Provisions
PART 1 -- Preliminary
PART 2 -- Obtaining information, documents and other things
- 5 Power to obtain information
- 6 Power to obtain documents etc.
- 7 Power to enter public premises
- 8 Legal professional privilege
PART 3 -- Attendance before the Commission
- 9 Arrest of witness
- 10 Conditional release of a witness
- 11 Review by Supreme Court
PART 4 -- Secrecy, disclosure and admissibility
- 12 Restriction on publication of evidence
- 13 Restriction on disclosure
- 14 Application of ACC Act
- 15 Disclosure of information and giving of evidence by Parliamentary Commissioner
- 16 Application of Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996
PART 5 -- Investigation of police complaints by Commission
- 17 Interpretation
- 18 Termination of police investigation
- 19 Termination of Parliamentary Commissioner investigation
- 20 This Part does not require information to be disclosed by Commission
PART 6 -- Assumed identities
- 21 Interpretation
- 22 Approval for assumed identity
- 23 What an approval authorises
- 24 Duties of agencies and organisations
- 25 Identity of certain officers not to be disclosed in legal proceedings
- 26 Protection from liability
- 27 Report to Attorney General
PART 7 -- Controlled operations and integrity testing programmes
- 28 Interpretation
- 29 Authorisation of controlled operation
- 30 Commissioner may authorise integrity testing programmes
- 31 Effect of authorisation
- 32 Protection from liability
- 33 Evidence
- 34 Report to Attorney General
- 35 The Act amended
- 36 Section 4B inserted
4B. Application of Act to Royal Commission into the Police 27
PART 9 -- Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996 amended
- 37 The Act amended
- 38 Section 3A inserted
3A. Application of Act to Royal Commission into the Police 30
- 39 The Act amended
- 40 Section 22 amended
PART 11 -- Miscellaneous
- 41 Contempt
- 42 Victimisation
- 43 Secrecy
- 44 Delegation
- 45 Protection from liability
- 46 Matter exempt from access
- 47 Powers do not extend beyond end of Commission
- 48 Regulations
Defined terms