303 Review of Act
(1) The Minister must, in consultation with the Speaker, review the
operation of this Act as soon as practicable—
(a) 3 years after the commencement of this section; and
(b) every 5 years after the first review of this Act.
(2) The Minister must present a report of the review to the Legislative
Assembly at a time decided in consultation with the Speaker.
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• ACAT
• ACT
• administrative unit
• auditor-general
• bankrupt or personally insolvent
• Chief Justice
• Chief Magistrate
• Chief Minister
• chief police officer
• Commonwealth
• Corporations Act
• Deputy Speaker
• director-general (see s 163)
• director of public prosecutions
• doctor
• document
• domestic partner (see s 169 (1))
• electoral commissioner
• entity
• Executive
• financial year
• head of service
• human rights commissioner
• information privacy commissioner
• judge
• lawyer
• Legislative Assembly
• magistrate
• Magistrates Court
• may (see s 146)
• Minister (see s 162)
• must (see s 146)
• Office of the Legislative Assembly
• officer of the Assembly
• ombudsman
• penalty unit (see s 133)
• person (see s 160)
• property
• public sector standards commissioner
• public servant
• public service
• registrar
• Self-Government Act
• self-government day
• Speaker
• State
• statutory office-holder
• Supreme Court
• territory authority
• territory instrumentality
• territory law
• territory-owned corporation
• the Territory.
ACT public service entity—see section 16.
annual operational review—see section 280.
annual operational review report—see section 281.
Assembly information—see section 85A.
Assembly precincts—see the Legislative Assembly Precincts
Act 2001, dictionary.
Australian Federal Police means the Australian Federal Police
constituted under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cwlth),
section 6.
CEO—see section 41.
commission means the ACT Integrity Commission established under
section 19.
commission annual report—see section 217.
commission personnel, for part 5.2 (Inspector—investigating
complaints about the commission)—see section 256.
commissioner means the ACT Integrity Commissioner appointed
under section 25.
commissioner selection criteria and process determination—see
section 27.
complainant—
(a) for a corruption complaint—see section 57.
(b) for chapter 7 (Protections for people involved in
investigations)—see section 287.
complaint, for chapter 7 (Protections for people involved in
investigations)—see section 287.
confidentiality notice—see section 77.
connected, for part 3.5 (Commission—powers of entry, search and
contempt certificate—see section 167.
corrupt conduct—
(a) see section 9; and
(b) for part 3.5 (Commission—powers of entry, search and
corruption complaint—see section 57.
corruption report—see section 69.
detrimental action, for part 7.3 (Detrimental action against a
person)—see section 292.
entity of a public nature—see section 18.
examination summons—see section 147.
head, of a public sector entity—see section 15.
inspector means the inspector of the commission under this Act.
inspector selection criteria and process determination—see
section 232.
inspector’s annual report—see section 282.
inspector’s special report—see section 275.
integrity body means the following:
(a) the inspector;
(b) the judicial council;
(c) a judicial commission;
(d) the auditor-general;
(e) the ombudsman;
(f) the information privacy commissioner;
(g) the National Anti-Corruption Commission;
(h) an entity, established under a law of the Commonwealth or a
State, with functions substantially corresponding to the
functions of the commission or the inspector;
Note State includes the Northern Territory (see Legislation Act, dict,
def State).
(i) an auditor-general of the Commonwealth or a State, established
under an Act substantially corresponding to the Auditor-General
Act 1996;
(j) an ombudsman of the Commonwealth or a State, established
under an Act substantially corresponding to the Ombudsman
Act 1989;
(k) another entity with an integrity function, prescribed by
regulation.
investigation report—see section 182.
investigator means a person mentioned in section 113.
joint investigation—see section 104.
judicial commission means a judicial commission under the Judicial
Commissions Act 1994.
judicial council means the judicial council under the Judicial
Commissions Act 1994.
judicial officer—see section 13.
law enforcement agency means the following:
(a) the Australian Federal Police;
(b) the police force or police service (however described) of a State;
(c) another entity that has a law enforcement function, prescribed
by regulation.
legal advice direction—see section 193.
Legislative Assembly commissioner for standards means the
Commissioner for Standards appointed by the Speaker pursuant to a
resolution of the Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly entity—see section 17.
mandatory corruption notification—see section 61.
member of staff of an MLA means a person employed under the
Legislative Assembly (Members’ Staff) Act 1989.
mental impairment—see the Criminal Code, section 27.
National Anti-Corruption Commission (or NACC)—see the
National Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2022 (Cwlth), section 20.
non-disclosure notice—
(a) given by the commission—see section 198; or
(b) given by the inspector—see section 260.
occupier, for part 3.5 (Commission—powers of entry, search and
permitted disclosure—
(a) of restricted information, for part 3.2 (Commission—
confidentiality notices)—see section 81; or
(b) of information, for part 3.10 (Commission—secrecy and
information sharing)—see section 199; or
(c) of information, for part 5.2 (Inspector—investigating
complaints about the commission)—see section 261.
place of seizure—see section 121.
police certificate, for a person, means a written statement by the
Australian Federal Police or the Australian Criminal Intelligence
Commission indicating—
(a) whether, according to the records held by the Australian Federal
Police or the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the
person has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence
against a law of—
(i) the Territory; or
(ii) the Commonwealth; or
(iii) a State; or
(iv) another country; and
(b) if so—particulars of each offence.
Note A conviction does not include a spent conviction or an extinguished
conviction (see Spent Convictions Act 2000, s 16 (c) (i) and
s 19H (1) (c) (i)).
political party—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.
preliminary inquiry notice—see section 90.
premises, for part 3.5 (Commission—powers of entry, search and
privilege—see section 174.
prohibited disclosure—
(a) of restricted information in a confidentiality notice—see
section 80; or
(b) of information in a non-disclosure notice given by—
(i) the commission—see section 198; or
(ii) the inspector—see section 260.
prosecutorial body means any of the following:
(a) the director of public prosecutions;
(b) the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Commonwealth
appointed under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983
(Cwlth), section 18;
(c) the Director of Public Prosecutions of a State;
(d) another person or body with a prosecutorial function, prescribed
by regulation.
psychologist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law (ACT) to practise in the psychology
profession (other than as a student).
public official—see section 12.
public sector entity—see section 14.
referral entity—see section 106.
registered party—see the Electoral Act 1992, dictionary.
relevant Assembly committee means the standing committee of the
Legislative Assembly whose functions include the examination of
matters related to corruption and integrity in public administration.
restricted information—see section 76.
SES member—see the Public Sector Management Act 1994,
serious corrupt conduct—see section 10.
special report—see section 206.
staff of the commission—see section 47.
staff of the inspector—see section 248.
systemic corrupt conduct—see section 11.
takes, for part 7.3 (Detrimental action against a person)—see
section 293.
termination action, against a person, means action—
(a) terminating the person’s employment; or
(b) ending the person’s appointment; or
(c) terminating the person’s contract for services.
warrant, for part 3.5 (Commission—powers of entry, search and
wellbeing policy—see section 295A (1).
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Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
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