The 2023 implementation of the Hand Held Scanning (Wanding) legislation in the Police Administration Act 1983, brought with it the following obligation for public reporting on the website:
116KK Notice of hand held scanner authority to be published
(1) The Commissioner must publish notice of a hand held scanner authority on the Agency's website within 2 months after the authority is issued.
(2) The notice must include the following information:
(a) a description of the suspected offence area, or the name of the high risk area or public transport facility, for which the hand held scanner authority was issued;
(b) the day and time the authority started and ended;
(c) information about:
(i) the offence or offences mentioned in section 116KB(3)(a) that were known to the Commissioner or approved member who issued the authority; and
(ii) the consideration by the Commissioner or approved member of the matters mentioned in section 116KB(3)(b) and (c) in relation to issuing the authority;
(d) for an authority issued for a suspected offence area – the grounds for the Commissioner's suspicion mentioned in section 116KB(1).
- Public notices
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - September 2023
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - October 2023
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - November 2023
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - December 2023
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - January 2024
- Public Facing - Hand held scanner authorities - February 2024