51Functions of the Management Committee

#### 51 Functions of the Management Committee 51 Functions of the Management Committee > > (1) The principal functions of the Management Committee are— > > > > > (a) to refer (by a written notice in accordance with section 54 (1)) matters relating to relevant criminal activities to the Commission for investigation, and > > > > > (b) to refer (by a written notice in accordance with section 54 (1)) matters relating to serious crime concerns to the Commission for investigation, and > > > > > (b1) to refer (by a written notice in accordance with section 54 (1)) matters relating to the criminal activities of a specified criminal group to the Commission for investigation, and > > > > > (c) to refer (by a written notice in accordance with section 54 (1)) to the Commission, for reinvestigation, police inquiries into matters relating to any criminal activities, and > > > > > (c1) to refer (by a written notice in accordance with section 54 (1A)) to the Commission for investigation matters (joint task matters) relating to the subject of co-operation approved under section 10 (1) (g), and > > > > > (d) to make arrangements (in accordance with section 58) for task forces to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions, and > > > > > (e) to review and monitor generally the work of the Commission, and > > > > > (f) to give approvals for the purposes of section 13 (Liaison with other bodies). > > > (2) The Management Committee is not to refer a matter to the Commission for investigation under subsection (1) (a), (b), (b1) or (c) unless it is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the use of the Commission’s powers appear to be necessary to fully investigate the relevant criminal activity, serious crime concern or criminal activity of the criminal group, and > > > > > (b) the investigation of the relevant criminal activity, serious crime concern or criminal activity of the criminal group by the Commission is in the public interest, and > > > > > (c) the relevant criminal activity, serious crime concern or criminal activity of the criminal group is sufficiently serious or prevalent to warrant its investigation by the Commission. > > > (3) The Management Committee is not to refer a matter to the Commission for investigation under subsection (1) (c1) unless it is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the use of the Commission’s powers appears to be necessary for the Commission to fully investigate the joint task matters, and > > > > > (b) it is in the public interest that the Commission investigate the joint task matters, and > > > > > (c) the joint task matters are matters that may be the subject of a referral under subsection (1) (a), (b) or (b1) or that are connected with this State and are comparable in seriousness to matters that may be so referred, and > > > > > (d) the joint task matters are sufficiently serious or prevalent to warrant the investigation by the Commission. > > **s 51:** Am 2013 No 74, Sch 3 \[6\] \[7\]; 2014 No 82, Sch 2 \[5\]–\[8\].