(1) As soon as is
practicable after receiving a report under Division 1, the authorised person
receiving the report must acknowledge the making of the report.
(2) The acknowledgment
must be in writing, must be given to the person who made the report and must
include —
(a) the
name and signature of the authorised person who received the report; and
(b) the
date and time when, and the place where, the report was received; and
(c) a
copy of the information that was reported in accordance with this Part.
(3) If a report under
this Part is made otherwise than in person, the authorised person who received
the report must as soon as is practicable —
(a) give
the person making the report a unique reference number; and
(b)
record that number on the relevant reportable offender’s file and, if
applicable, on the acknowledgment.
(4) The Commissioner
may make an agreement with the reportable offender as to the manner in which
any reference number or acknowledgment required to be given by this section
may be given.
(5) The Commissioner
must ensure —
(a) that
there is a method of recording an agreement made under subsection (4); and
(b) that
a copy of the agreement is given to the reportable offender; and
(c)
that, except with the written consent of the reportable offender, any
reference number or acknowledgment required to be given by this section is
given in accordance with the agreement while the agreement remains in force.
(6) The Commissioner
must ensure that a copy of every acknowledgment is retained.
[Section 37 amended: No. 54 of 2012 s. 15.]