12Notification of charges etc. to Ombudsman

12 Notification of charges etc. to Ombudsman

(1) Where, under section 11, an AFP appointee is: (a) charged with an offence or breach of discipline; or (b) offered a caution or admonition for a breach of discipline; the Commissioner shall notify the Ombudsman, in writing, that the appointee has been so charged or has been offered a caution or admonition, as the case requires. (2) Where: (a) an AFP appointee is, under section 11, offered a caution or admonition for a breach of discipline; and (b) the appointee refuses to accept the caution or admonition; the Commissioner shall notify the Ombudsman, in writing, that: (c) the appointee has refused the caution or admonition; and (d) the appointee has been charged with a breach of discipline.