18Appointment of the Chief Integrity Inspector

18 Appointment of the Chief Integrity Inspector

S. 18(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.27).

(1) Subject to section 19, the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister may by instrument appoint an eligible person to be the Chief Integrity Inspector.

(2) A person is an eligible person if he or she—

(a) is or has been, or is qualified for appointment as, a judge of—

(i) the High Court; or

(ii) the Federal Court; or

(iii) the Supreme Court of Victoria or another State or a Territory;

(b) is not a member of the Parliament of Victoria or of the Commonwealth or of another State or a Territory;

(c) is not, and has not been, a Commissioner, Acting Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, or Acting Deputy Commissioner, of the IBAC.

S. 18(3) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.27).

(3) A person holding a judicial office immediately before being appointed to be the Chief Integrity Inspector must cease to hold that judicial office upon being appointed to be the Chief Integrity Inspector.

S. 19 (Heading) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.28).