Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002 (WA)

Western Australia Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002 Western Australia Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Interpretation 2 4. Relationship with Royal Commissions Act 1968 4 Part 2 — Obtaining information, documents and other things 5. Power to obtain information 5 6. Power to obtain documents etc. 6 7. Power to enter public premises 6 8. Legal professional privilege 7 Part 3 — Attendance before the Commission 9. Arrest of witness 8 10. Conditional release of a witness 9 11. Review by Supreme Court 10 Part 4 — Secrecy, disclosure and admissibility 12. Restriction on publication of evidence 11 13. Restriction on disclosure 11 14. Application of ACC Act 12 15. Disclosure of information and giving of evidence by Parliamentary Commissioner 13 16. Application of Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996 13 Part 5 — Investigation of police complaints by Commission 17. Interpretation 14 18. Termination of police investigation 14 19. Termination of Parliamentary Commissioner investigation 15 20. This Part does not require information to be disclosed by Commission 16 Part 6 — Assumed identities 21. Interpretation 17 22. Approval for assumed identity 17 23. What an approval authorises 18 24. Duties of agencies and organisations 18 25. Identity of certain officers not to be disclosed in legal proceedings 19 26. Protection from liability 20 27. Report to Attorney General 21 Part 7 — Controlled operations and integrity testing programmes 28. Interpretation 22 29. Authorisation of controlled operation 22 30. Commissioner may authorise integrity testing programmes 23 31. Effect of authorisation 25 32. Protection from liability 25 33. Evidence 26 34. Report to Attorney General 26 Part 8 — Surveillance Devices Act 1998 amended 35. The Act amended 27 36. Section 4B inserted 27 4B. Application of Act to Royal Commission into the Police 27 Part 9 — Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996 amended 37. The Act amended 30 38. Section 3A inserted 30 3A. Application of Act to Royal Commission into the Police 30 Part 10 — Prisons Act 1981 amended 39. The Act amended 32 40. Section 22 amended 32 Part 11 — Miscellaneous 41. Contempt 33 42. Victimisation 34 43. Secrecy 35 44. Delegation 36 45. Protection from liability 37 46. Matter exempt from access 37 47. Powers do not extend beyond end of Commission 37 48. Regulations 38 Notes Compilation table 39 Defined terms Western Australia Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002 An Act to — • confer additional powers on the Royal Commission appointed by a commission dated 12 December 2001 and published in the Gazette of 28 December 2001; • assist the conduct of that Royal Commission; • amend the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 and the Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996 for the purposes of the Royal Commission; and • amend the Prisons Act 1981, and for related purposes.