285AInspector’s annual report—considering comments on

285A Inspector’s annual report—considering comments on (1) If the inspector receives comments on all or part of a proposed inspector’s annual report under section 285, the inspector— (a) must consider the comments in preparing the inspector’s annual (b) may include the comments as an attachment to the inspector’s annual report. (2) If the inspector is satisfied that amendment is an appropriate response to the comments, the inspector may amend the proposed report. (3) If the inspector is not satisfied that amendment is an appropriate response to the comments, the inspector must tell the person, in writing, before the inspector’s annual report is published, that the

Chapter 6 Special investigation of commission or inspector Chapter 6 Special investigation of commission or inspector 286 Speaker may appoint special investigator to investigate commission or inspector (a) the inspector makes a recommendation to the Speaker under section 273 (Inspector—recommendation to Speaker that commissioner or staff be investigated); or (b) the Speaker otherwise becomes aware of information that, if true, would tend to show corrupt conduct by— (iii) the inspector; or (iv) a member of staff of the inspector. (2) The Speaker may appoint a person (a special investigator) to carry out an investigation (a special investigation) of a matter mentioned in subsection (1). (3) However, the Speaker may only appoint a person as a special investigator if the Speaker would be able to appoint the person as acting commissioner (were there a vacancy in the position of commissioner). (4) Section 40 (Commissioner—acting appointment) applies to the appointment of the special investigator as if it were an appointment of an acting commissioner.

Special investigation of commission or inspector Chapter 6 (5) The provisions of this Act apply to the special investigator as if the special investigator were an acting commissioner however, in carrying out a special investigation, the special investigator may exercise any of the functions of the commissioner or the inspector. Note The functions of the commissioner are in s 24. The functions of the inspector are in s 227.