New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT COMMISSION ACT 2016 - SECT 145

145 Commission or Inspector may omit matter from reports

(1) The Commission or Inspector may omit any matter from a copy of a report given to a complainant or an administrative employee, Crime Commission officer or a police officer (other than the Commissioner of Police or Crime Commissioner) under this Act if the Commission or Inspector thinks it is in the public interest to do so.

(2) The Inspector may omit any matter from a copy of a report given to a complainant or an officer of the Commission (other than a Commissioner) under this Act if the Inspector thinks it is in the public interest to do so.

(3) The Commission or Inspector must omit critical police information and critical Crime Commission information from a copy of a report given to a complainant or an administrative employee, Crime Commission officer or police officer (other than the Commissioner of Police or Crime Commissioner) under this Act.

(4) The Commission or Inspector must include in a report the Commission's or Inspector's recommendation as to whether or not the report (or any part of the report) should be made public and, if the report or part is made public, whether it should be made public immediately or at a later time.

(5) The Commission or Inspector may include a recommendation that certain matter be omitted from a report (or part of a report) that is made public.