Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency must have the records kept under section 315 for each authority granted in relation to the agency audited—

at least once every 6 months while the authority is in force; and

at least once in the 6 months after the cancellation or expiry of the authority.

The parliamentary commissioner must audit the records kept by the CCC.

The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency, other than the CCC, must appoint a person to audit the records kept by the agency.

The person appointed under subsection (3)—

may, but need not, be an officer of the law enforcement agency; and

must not be a person—

who granted, varied or cancelled any of the authorities to which the records under section 315 relate; or

who is or was an authorised person under any of the authorities to which the records relate.

A person who conducts an audit under this section for a law enforcement agency must give the chief executive officer of the agency a written report of the results of the audit.