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—