Audit of records
78 Audit of records
The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must arrange for the records kept under section 77 for each authority in respect of the agency to be 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 audit is to be conducted by a person appointed by the chief officer.
The person appointed to conduct the audit —
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 77 relate; or
who is or was an authorised person, or the supervisor of an authorised civilian, under any of the authorities to which those records relate.
The results of an audit are to be reported to the chief officer.
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