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WITNESS PROTECTION ACT 1991 - SECT 20E

Powers in relation to monitoring

    (1)     For the purposes of monitoring compliance by the Chief Commissioner with the record keeping requirements under this Act, the IBAC Commissioner must ensure that an inspection under this section is carried out by an authorised officer at least once each financial year.

    (2)     An authorised officer may, after notifying the Chief Commissioner of the intended entry—

        (a)     enter at any time premises occupied by Victoria Police at which the IBAC Commissioner reasonably believes there are documents relevant to the IBAC's monitoring function under this Act; and

        (b)     inspect or copy any document found at those premises; and

        (c)     do anything necessary or convenient to be done to enable an inspection to be carried out under this section.

    (3)     For the purposes of this section, an authorised officer is—

        (a)     the IBAC Commissioner; or

        (b)     a sworn IBAC Officer who is authorised under subsection (4).

    (4)     The IBAC Commissioner may authorise a sworn IBAC Officer to exercise the powers of an authorised officer under this section.

S. 20F inserted by No. 34/2016 s. 20.



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