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Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023

Investigations and assessments

19: Inspector-General must prepare report of investigation or assessment

You could also call this:

"The Inspector-General writes a report after looking into something."

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When the Inspector-General finishes an investigation or assessment, they must write a report with their findings and recommendations. You will see the Inspector-General send this report to important people like the Minister, the Secretary of Defence, and the Chief of Defence Force. The Inspector-General may also send the report to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security if it includes information about intelligence and security agencies. The Inspector-General can decide on a security classification for the report after talking to the Secretary of Defence and the Chief of Defence Force. If the report mentions something with a security classification, the quote or summary must have the same or higher security classification. This is to keep sensitive information safe. In this context, an intelligence and security agency refers to organisations like the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service or the Government Communications Security Bureau, which is continued by section 8 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. You can think of these agencies as groups that help keep New Zealand safe. The Inspector-General's report will be shared with the right people to ensure everything is done properly.

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Part 3Investigations and assessments

19Inspector-General must prepare report of investigation or assessment

  1. On completing an investigation or assessment, the Inspector-General must prepare a written report containing the Inspector-General’s findings and recommendations.

  2. The Inspector-General must send the report to the Minister, the Secretary of Defence, and the Chief of Defence Force.

  3. If the report includes information relating to the activities of an intelligence and security agency, the Inspector-General must also send it to the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.

  4. The Inspector-General may, after consulting the Secretary of Defence and the Chief of Defence Force, determine an appropriate security classification for the report or any part of the report.

  5. Despite subsection (4), if the report quotes or summarises any matter that has a security classification, the quote or summary must not be given a lower security classification.

  6. In this section, intelligence and security agency means—

  7. the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service; or
    1. the Government Communications Security Bureau continued by section 8 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017.