Police to report on use of powers under this Division
58 Police to report on use of powers under this Division
A police officer who exercises an exceptional power under this Division is to submit to the Commissioner of Police a report in writing of each occasion on which that power was exercised, giving details of —
what was done in the exercise of the powers; and
the time and place at which the power was exercised; and
any person or property affected by the exercise of the power.
The report is to be submitted within 5 days after the power is exercised.
The obligation of a police officer to submit a report under this section about a particular exercise of power within a particular time is sufficiently complied with if the police officer ensures that a report by another police officer who was present when the power was exercised is made within that time dealing with all of the details about which a report is required.
The Commissioner of Police is to give a copy of the report to the Commission as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Commissioner of Police is given the report.
[Section 58 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17.]
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