271Inspector—referral to other entities

271 Inspector—referral to other entities (1) The inspector may, at any time, refer a matter to the commission if— (a) the commission has power to investigate the matter; and (b) the inspector considers it would be more appropriate for the matter to be investigated by the commission. (2) The inspector may, at any time, refer a matter to the public sector standards commissioner or the Legislative Assembly commissioner for standards (a relevant commissioner) if— (a) the relevant commissioner has power to investigate the matter; and (b) the inspector considers it would be more appropriate for the matter to be investigated by the relevant commissioner.

(3) The inspector may, at any time, refer a matter to a law enforcement agency or prosecutorial body if— (a) the matter is relevant to the exercise of the law enforcement agency’s, or prosecutorial body’s, functions; and (b) the inspector considers it appropriate to refer the matter. Note The inspector may disclose information to an entity if it is relevant to the exercise of the entity’s functions and the inspector considers it appropriate (see s 274).