Crimes Act 1914

Part IAC - Assumed identities  

Division 6 - Compliance and Monitoring  

Subdivision B - Reporting and record-keeping  

SECTION 15LF   Record keeping  

(1)    
The chief officer of either a law enforcement agency or an intelligence agency must keep appropriate records about the operation of this Part in respect of the agency.

(2)    
The records must include the following, in respect of authorities granted, varied or cancelled under this Part in respect of the agency:


(a) the date on which an authority was granted, varied or cancelled and the name of the person who granted, varied or cancelled it;


(b) the name of the authorised person under the authority, together with details of the assumed identity to which the authority applies;


(c) details of any request made to an issuing agency under section 15KI or 15KX (request for evidence of assumed identity) in respect of the authority;


(d) the general nature of the duties undertaken by the authorised person under the assumed identity;


(e) general details of relevant financial transactions entered into using the assumed identity;


(f) details of reviews of the authority under section 15KF (yearly review of authority).

(3)    
The records must include the following in respect of authorities the control of which has been transferred to or from the chief officer of the agency under section 15KV :


(a) the names of the chief officers of the originating agency and the receiving agency in relation to the transfer;


(b) the name of the originating agency and the receiving agency in relation to the transfer;


(c) the date of the transfer;


(d) if control of the authority had previously been transferred under section 15KV :


(i) the date of each such transfer; and

(ii) the name of the originating agency and receiving agency in relation to each such transfer.




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