sec.49EProcess if charge recommended but not laid

### sec.49E Process if charge recommended but not laid This section applies if— the director of public prosecutions provides written advice to the commission in response to a request by the commission under section 49B (2) (b) ; and the written advice states that a prosecution should be commenced against the person for a corruption offence; and the commission reports to a prosecuting authority for consideration by the authority as to whether to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence; and the prosecuting authority declines to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence. The commission must inform the parliamentary committee and the parliamentary commissioner of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) . s 49E ins 2024 No. 41 s 7 (sec.49E-ssec.1) This section applies if— the director of public prosecutions provides written advice to the commission in response to a request by the commission under section 49B (2) (b) ; and the written advice states that a prosecution should be commenced against the person for a corruption offence; and the commission reports to a prosecuting authority for consideration by the authority as to whether to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence; and the prosecuting authority declines to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence. (sec.49E-ssec.2) The commission must inform the parliamentary committee and the parliamentary commissioner of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) . - (a) the director of public prosecutions provides written advice to the commission in response to a request by the commission under section 49B (2) (b) ; and - (b) the written advice states that a prosecution should be commenced against the person for a corruption offence; and - (c) the commission reports to a prosecuting authority for consideration by the authority as to whether to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence; and - (d) the prosecuting authority declines to commence a prosecution against the person for the offence.