Disclosure Terms

Relevant Material

Material gathered during an investigation that supports, rebuts, or has a material bearing on the case against the defendant.

Used Material

Material generated during an investigation that's used as evidence.

Unused Material

Material generated during an investigation that isn't used as evidence. This material is relevant to the investigation but doesn't screen part of the case for prosecution against the accused.

The disclosure regime applies to this material.

Source Documents

These can include information reports, incident reports, tasks, task results, and case notes.

Disclosure

Providing the defence with copies of, or access to, any material that might reasonably be considered capable of undermining the case for the prosecution against the accused, or of assisting the case for the accused.

Redaction

Process of removing sensitive content from documents before they're passed to the intended recipient. Redaction is applied to some documents that are to be disclosed to the defence because they contain sensitive information that could have adverse effects. Examples of adverse effects include:

  • Prejudicing special methods used to detect or investigate offences.

  • Revealing the identity of undercover police or people in witness protection schemes.

  • Creating risk or danger to other people.

  • Endangering national security.

Disclosure Index

A container for disclosed documents. There's one disclosure index for each defendant.

Disclosure Schedule This includes a:
  • Cover tab listing details of the defendant with a list of disclosed documents for the defendant.

  • Package of disclosed documents (PDFs), some of which might be redacted. Media files can also be included in the package.