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(e) the making of a decision in relation to the appointment,
re-appointment, term of appointment, termination or retirement of a
person mentioned in paragraph (d);
(f) the keeping of records and the making of reports by a law
enforcement agency under a corresponding law under a provision
of the corresponding law that corresponds to Division 2;
(g) an inspection under a provision of a corresponding law that
corresponds to section 63;
(h) an investigation of a complaint under the Information Act or a law
of a participating jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth about the
privacy of personal information.
(2) Subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c) do not authorise the use,
communication or publication of protected information in relation to a
corresponding emergency authorisation unless the use of powers under that
authorisation has been approved under a provision of a corresponding law that
corresponds to section 39.
(3) A reference in subsection (1) to a relevant offence (whether of this
jurisdiction or another jurisdiction) is a reference to a relevant offence, whether or
not the offence for which the relevant corresponding warrant or emergency
authorisation was issued or given.
55. Dealing with records obtained by use of surveillance devices
(1) The chief officer of a law enforcement agency must ensure:
(a) a record or report obtained by the use of a surveillance device by a
law enforcement officer of the agency under a warrant, emergency
authorisation, corresponding warrant or corresponding emergency
authorisation is kept in a secure place that is not accessible to
people who are not entitled to deal with the record or report; and
(b) a record or report mentioned in paragraph (a) is destroyed, if
satisfied it is not likely to be required in relation to a purpose
mentioned in section 52(3), 53(1) or 54(1).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a record or report received in
evidence in a legal or disciplinary proceeding.
56. Protection of surveillance device technologies and methods
(1) In any proceeding, a person may object to the disclosure of
information on the ground the information, if disclosed, could reasonably be
expected to reveal details of surveillance device technology or methods of
installation, use or retrieval of surveillance devices.