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FIREARMS ACT 1996 - SECT 174D

Tabling IBAC Ministerial reports

    (1)     The Minister must cause an IBAC Ministerial report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 7 sitting days of that House after receiving the report.

    (2)     A report tabled under subsection (1) must not include any information that the Chief Commissioner identifies should not be included in the report.

    (3)     For the purpose of subsection (2), before the Minister tables the report the Chief Commissioner may advise the Minister that information in the report should not be included the tabled report because, in the Chief Commissioner's opinion, the information could reasonably be expected to—

        (a)     endanger a person's safety; or

        (b)     prejudice an investigation or prosecution; or

        (c)     compromise operational activities or methodologies of—

              (i)     Victoria Police; or

              (ii)     the IBAC; or

              (iii)     a police force or police service of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or

              (iv)     the Australian Federal Police constituted under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; or

              (v)     any police force or police service (however described) in a place outside Australia; or

              (vi)     any other person or body responsible for the enforcement of laws in a place outside Australia; or

        (d)     disclose the identity of a person, where it is not in the public interest to do so.

Division 5—Reporting on the issue of firearm prohibition orders

S. 174E (Heading) substituted by No. 10/2024 s. 19(1).

S. 174E inserted by No. 2/2018 s. 30.



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