Retention and destruction of recordings and copies
13 Retention and destruction of recordings and copies
The Chief Commissioner of Police must—
retain in safe custody—
the original recording of any Division 5 recording; and
if the original recording has been edited for use in a proceeding referred to in Division 5 of Part 8.2 of the Act, a copy of the edited recording; and
ensure that any other copies of the recording are destroyed no later than 6 months after the latest of—
the conclusion of any proceeding in which the recording was proposed to be, or was, used in evidence; or
the expiry of the appeal period; or
the conclusion of any proceeding of a kind referred to in section 374(2) of the Act in which the recording was proposed to be, or was, used in evidence.
The statute text is free to read above. View Pro plans to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.