Section 15LG — Crimes Act 1914: Audit of records

(1) The chief officer of either a law enforcement agency or an intelligence agency must cause the records kept under section 15LF for each authority in respect of the agency to be audited: (a) at least once every 6 months while the authority is in force; and (b) at least once in the 6 months after the cancellation or expiry of the authority. (2) The audit is to be conducted by a person appointed by the chief officer. (3) The person appointed to conduct the audit: (a) may, but need not be, an officer of the agency; and (b) must not be a person: (i) who granted, varied or cancelled any of the authorities to which the records under section 15LF relate; or (ii) to whom control of any of the authorities to which the records under section 15LF relate was transferred; or (iii) who is or was an authorised person under any of the authorities to which those records relate. (4) The results of an audit must be reported to the chief officer.