Member

Amendment 22 seeks to limit who can have access to the information disclosed to them on behalf of the director-general of the IOPC under Clause 9 to those who are employed within the IOPC. Clause 9(3) includes provisions for the Minister to disclose information to the director-general or person acting on behalf of the director-general. The director-general refers to the DG in the IOPC. The amendment restricts disclosure to an employee of the IOPC, which would defeat the objective. Our drafting, however, mirrors that of other agencies included in the Police Reform Act 2002, such as the National Crime Agency, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and the Food Standards Agency. None of those has a requirement for the person to be employed by the IOPC.