Summary Offences Act 1953

The

Minister must, as soon as is practicable after the third anniversary of the commencement of this Part, appoint a retired judicial officer to conduct a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Part since its commencement.

The

Minister and the Commissioner of Police must ensure that the person appointed to conduct the review is provided with such information as the person may require for the purposes of conducting the review.

The person conducting the review must maintain the confidentiality of information provided to the person that is classified by the

Commissioner of Police as criminal intelligence under this or any other Act.

A report on the review must be submitted to the Minister within

4 months of the commencement of the review.

The

Minister must, within 12 sitting days after receiving the report, cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of

Parliament.

In this section—

judicial officer means a person appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court or the

District Court or a person appointed as a judge of another State or

Territory or of the Commonwealth.