Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (COVERT POWERS) ACT 2012 - SECT 71

71 .         Directions from participating jurisdiction to cancel evidence of assumed identity

        (1)         In this section —

        cancel includes delete or alter an entry in a record of information.

        (2)         This section applies if the chief officer of an issuing agency (the issuing chief officer ) who has produced evidence in response to a request under section 70 is directed in writing to cancel the evidence by the chief officer (however described) of the relevant law enforcement agency of the participating jurisdiction.

        (3)         The issuing chief officer must, within any reasonable period stated in the request, cancel —

            (a)         the evidence; and

            (b)         any other records or alterations made to support that evidence.