sec.48Commission’s monitoring role for corrupt conduct

### sec.48 Commission’s monitoring role for corrupt conduct The commission may, having regard to the principles stated in section 34 — issue advisory guidelines for the conduct of investigations by public officials into corrupt conduct; or review or audit the way a public official has dealt with corrupt conduct, in relation to either a particular complaint or a class of complaint; or require a public official— to report to the commission about an investigation into corrupt conduct in the way and at the times the commission directs; or to undertake the further investigation into the corrupt conduct that the commission directs; or assume responsibility for and complete an investigation by a public official into corrupt conduct. The public official must— give the commission reasonable help to undertake a review or audit or to assume responsibility for an investigation; and comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) (c) . If the commission assumes responsibility for an investigation, the public official must stop the official’s investigation or any other action that may impede the investigation if directed to do so by the commission. In this section— complaint , about corrupt conduct, includes information or matter involving corrupt conduct. s 48 amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (1) sch 1 ; 2024 No. 24 s 57 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.48-ssec.1) The commission may, having regard to the principles stated in section 34 — issue advisory guidelines for the conduct of investigations by public officials into corrupt conduct; or review or audit the way a public official has dealt with corrupt conduct, in relation to either a particular complaint or a class of complaint; or require a public official— to report to the commission about an investigation into corrupt conduct in the way and at the times the commission directs; or to undertake the further investigation into the corrupt conduct that the commission directs; or assume responsibility for and complete an investigation by a public official into corrupt conduct. (sec.48-ssec.2) The public official must— give the commission reasonable help to undertake a review or audit or to assume responsibility for an investigation; and comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) (c) . (sec.48-ssec.3) If the commission assumes responsibility for an investigation, the public official must stop the official’s investigation or any other action that may impede the investigation if directed to do so by the commission. (sec.48-ssec.4) In this section— complaint , about corrupt conduct, includes information or matter involving corrupt conduct. - (a) issue advisory guidelines for the conduct of investigations by public officials into corrupt conduct; or - (b) review or audit the way a public official has dealt with corrupt conduct, in relation to either a particular complaint or a class of complaint; or - (c) require a public official— (i) to report to the commission about an investigation into corrupt conduct in the way and at the times the commission directs; or (ii) to undertake the further investigation into the corrupt conduct that the commission directs; or - (i) to report to the commission about an investigation into corrupt conduct in the way and at the times the commission directs; or - (ii) to undertake the further investigation into the corrupt conduct that the commission directs; or - (d) assume responsibility for and complete an investigation by a public official into corrupt conduct. - (i) to report to the commission about an investigation into corrupt conduct in the way and at the times the commission directs; or - (ii) to undertake the further investigation into the corrupt conduct that the commission directs; or - (a) give the commission reasonable help to undertake a review or audit or to assume responsibility for an investigation; and - (b) comply with a requirement made under subsection (1) (c) .