Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012

For the period of 4 years from the date of commencement of this Act, the Ombudsman is to keep under scrutiny the exercise of powers conferred on police officers under this Act.

For that purpose, the Ombudsman may require the Commissioner or any public authority to provide information about the exercise of those powers.

The Commissioner is to ensure that the Ombudsman is provided with a report on—

any declaration made under Part 2 or under an interim control order or control order, and

the reasons the declaration or order was sought, and

any prosecutions brought under section 26 or 26A.

The Ombudsman must maintain the confidentiality of information provided to the Ombudsman that is classified by the Commissioner as criminal intelligence.

The Ombudsman must, as soon as possible after the expiration of the 4-year period, prepare a report of the Ombudsman’s work and activities under this section and furnish a copy of the report to the Attorney General and to the Commissioner.

The Attorney General is to lay (or cause to be laid) a copy of the report before both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after the Attorney General receives the report.

If a House of Parliament is not sitting when the Attorney General seeks to lay a report before it, the Attorney General may present copies of the report to the Clerk of the House concerned.

The report—

is, on presentation and for all purposes, taken to have been laid before the House, and

may be printed by authority of the Clerk of the House, and

if so printed, is for all purposes taken to be a document published by or under the authority of the House, and

is to be recorded—

in the case of the Legislative Council, in the Minutes of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council, and

in the case of the Legislative Assembly, in the Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly,