New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 18A

18A Reports concerning proposed police appointments

(1) The Commission may include in a report under section 24 (7), 39 (4) or 64 (5) of the Police Act 1990 a statement that the report is furnished on the understanding that the information in the report is confidential to the following authorised persons:

(a) the recipient of the report, and

(b) any persons specified in the statement.

(2) Each authorised person is subject to the secrecy provisions of section 56 in relation to the information, but the information may despite that section be divulged to any other such authorised person.

(3) For the purposes of section 56, the authorised persons are taken to have acquired the information in the exercise of functions under this Act.

(4) A person may be specified under this section by reference to the person’s name or office.