NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 29 Auditing publicly funded computers

NORTHERN TERRITORY NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT 2007 (NO. 129, 2007) - SECT 29

             (1)  The responsible person for a publicly funded computer must ensure that the computer is audited on the days specified in subsection (2) or (3) in the manner determined, in writing, by the Minister.

Note:          A person commits an offence if the person contravenes this subsection (see section 30).

             (2)  The audit must be conducted on:

                     (a)  31 May and 30 November each year; and

                     (b)  any other day determined, by legislative instrument, by the Minister.

             (3)  If 31 May or 30 November is not a working day, then the audit must be conducted on the first working day that follows 31 May or 30 November (as the case requires).

             (4)  The responsible person for a publicly funded computer must ensure that the computer is audited as soon as practicable if the person knows or is reckless that material that contravenes a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory is stored on, or has been accessed by, the computer.

Note:          A person commits an offence if the person contravenes this subsection (see section 30).

             (5)  The responsible person for a publicly funded computer must, within 14 days of conducting an audit, give a report of the audit to the Australian Crime Commission.

Note:          A person commits an offence if the person contravenes this subsection (see section 30).

             (6)  The report must be given in the form approved, in writing, by the Minister.

             (7)  The responsible person must keep a record of the report for 3 years from the day on which the audit is conducted.

Note:          A person commits an offence if the person contravenes this subsection (see section 30).

             (8)  A determination under subsection (1), and the approval of a form under subsection (6), are not legislative instruments.

             (9)  The Minister must cause a determination under subsection (1), or the approval of a form under subsection (6), to be published in the Gazette .