(1) In this section
—
Department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting in the administration of the Police Act 1892 ;
officer , of the Department, means a person
employed or engaged by the Department.
(2) The Corruption and
Crime Commission must, from time to time and at least once every 12 months,
inspect the records of the Commissioner to determine the extent of compliance
with this Part by the Police Force and police officers.
(3) For the purposes
of an inspection under this section, the Corruption and Crime Commission
—
(a)
after notifying the Commissioner, may enter at any reasonable time premises
occupied by the Police Force or Department; and
(b) is
entitled to have full and free access at all reasonable times to all records
of the Police Force and Department that are relevant to the inspection; and
(c) may
require a police officer or officer of the Department to give the Corruption
and Crime Commission any information that the Corruption and Crime Commission
considers necessary, being information that is in the officer’s
possession, or to which the officer has access, and that is relevant to the
inspection.
(4) The Corruption and
Crime Commission may delegate to an officer of the Commission (as defined in
the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 section 3(1)) a power or duty
of the Corruption and Crime Commission under this section and, for that
purpose, the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 section 185(3) to (6)
apply as if the delegation were a delegation under section 185 of that Act.
(5) The Commissioner
must ensure that police officers or officers of the Department give the
Corruption and Crime Commission any assistance the Corruption and Crime
Commission reasonably requires to enable the Corruption and Crime Commission
to perform or exercise functions under this section.
[Section 20Z inserted: No. 16 of 2023 s. 6.]