Child Safe Organisations Act 2024
sec.41Commission may monitor reporting entity’s investigation
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sec.41 Commission may monitor reporting entity’s investigation
If the commission considers it is in the public interest, the commission may monitor the progress of an investigation of a reportable allegation or reportable conviction conducted by the head of a reporting entity. Without limiting subsection (1) , the commission may, for example, do the following to monitor an investigation— observe an interview conducted by or on behalf of the head of the reporting entity; confer with a person carrying out the investigation about the nature, conduct or progress of the investigation; provide guidance and advice to the head of the reporting entity about the investigation; request information relating to the investigation. An authorised officer may require a relevant person to give information mentioned in paragraph (d) . See section 91 . (sec.41-ssec.1) If the commission considers it is in the public interest, the commission may monitor the progress of an investigation of a reportable allegation or reportable conviction conducted by the head of a reporting entity. (sec.41-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commission may, for example, do the following to monitor an investigation— observe an interview conducted by or on behalf of the head of the reporting entity; confer with a person carrying out the investigation about the nature, conduct or progress of the investigation; provide guidance and advice to the head of the reporting entity about the investigation; request information relating to the investigation. An authorised officer may require a relevant person to give information mentioned in paragraph (d) . See section 91 .
- (a) observe an interview conducted by or on behalf of the head of the reporting entity;
- (b) confer with a person carrying out the investigation about the nature, conduct or progress of the investigation;
- (c) provide guidance and advice to the head of the reporting entity about the investigation;
- (d) request information relating to the investigation. Note— An authorised officer may require a relevant person to give information mentioned in paragraph (d) . See section 91 .