Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01298:section:4:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01298
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 4003–6279

carrying out of the review and report.

 (7A) The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission, and members of the staff of the ACC (within the meaning of the ACC Act), must give all reasonable assistance requested by the responsible person in connection with the carrying out of the review and report.

 (8) The following activities by a current or former member of the Authority (within the meaning of the NCA Act) or a current or former member of staff of the Authority (within the meaning of the NCA Act) do not constitute a contravention of section 51 of the NCA Act, if they are carried out for the purposes of assisting the responsible person to carry out the review and report:
 (a) divulging or communicating information to the responsible person;
 (b) recording information;
 (c) providing a record of information to the responsible person.

 (8A) The following activities by the current or former Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Crime Commission or a current or former member of the staff of the ACC (within the meaning of the ACC Act) do not constitute a contravention of section 51 of the ACC Act, if they are carried out for the purposes of assisting the responsible person to carry out the review and report:
 (a) divulging or communicating information to the responsible person;
 (b) recording information;
 (c) providing a record of information to the responsible person.

 (9) The responsible person must provide a reasonable opportunity for members of the public to make submissions to him or her about matters to which the review and report relate. However, the review process must not include any hearings.

 (10) The responsible person must give the report to the Inter‑Governmental Committee no later than 6 months after the end of the review period. The report is then to be considered by the Committee and given by the Committee, together with such comments on the report as the Committee thinks fit, to:
 (a) the Minister; and
 (b) the appropriate Minister of the Crown of each participating State.

 (11) After the Minister receives the report and comments from the Inter‑Governmental Committee, the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House.