Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017
140Further powers of Inspector
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140 Further powers of Inspector (1) On completion of, or at any time during, an evaluation or dealing with a complaint, the Inspector may: (a) refer a matter to a law enforcement agency for investigation or prosecution; or (b) refer a matter to the ICAC or a public body for investigation and disciplinary action against a public officer for which the ICAC or public body is responsible; or
Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2017 106 (c) make recommendations to the ICAC or a public body about practices or procedures in relation to the performance of functions under this Act. (2) The Inspector may recommend to the ICAC Minister that an Acting ICAC be appointed under section 121(2) to investigate the conduct of the ICAC, the ICAC's Office or a member of ICAC staff if: (a) a complaint raises allegations of improper conduct of the ICAC, the ICAC's Office or a member of ICAC staff; or (b) the Inspector becomes aware (in an evaluation or dealing with a complaint or otherwise) of information that, if true, would tend to show improper conduct of the ICAC, the ICAC's Office or a member of ICAC staff. (3) If the Inspector is of the opinion that a matter needs to be brought to the attention of the ICAC Minister sooner than the next report under section 137 is due, the Inspector may make a report to the (4) The Inspector may specify to the ICAC Minister that the report is to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly. (5) If the Inspector specifies that a report is to be tabled in the Legislative Assembly, the ICAC Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 6 sitting days after the ICAC Minister receives the report.