Validation of use of information or evidence obtained by crime investigations conducted under referrals
390 Validation of use of information or evidence obtained by crime investigations conducted under referrals
The use of information or evidence obtained by a crime investigation conducted, or being conducted, under a referral or purported referral to which section 386 or 387 applies, for a purpose mentioned in subsection (2), is taken to be, and to have always have been, as valid as if the information or evidence were obtained by a crime investigation conducted, or being conducted, under a referral by the reference committee to the commission under section 27.
The purposes are—
the performance of a function of the crime commission under the repealed Crime Commission Act 1997; or
the performance of a function of the commission under this Act; or
the performance of a function of any law enforcement agency or prosecuting authority to which the information or evidence—
has been directly or indirectly provided by the crime commission mentioned in paragraph (a) under the repealed Crime Commission Act 1997; or
has been or is provided directly or indirectly by the commission under this Act.
Subsection (1) does not limit the effect of a validation under section 386 or 387.
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