71Conduct before commencement

71 Conduct before commencement (1) A complaint may be made under section 37 or 45 about conduct that occurred before the commencement of those sections, but no more than 5 years before that commencement.

Integrity and Ethics Commissioner Act 2025 37 (2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the Inspector from accepting a complaint and dealing with a matter that occurred more than 5 years before the commencement if the Inspector is of the opinion there are exceptional circumstances for, or a strong public interest in, doing so.