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Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016
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101 Commission may monitor investigation
> > (1) The Commission may monitor the carrying out of a police investigation or Crime Commission investigation if of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so.
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> > (2) For the purpose of the Commission monitoring a police investigation, a Commissioner or another officer of the Commission authorised in writing by a Commissioner may—
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> > > (a) be present as an observer during interviews conducted by police officers for the purposes of the police investigation, and
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> > > (b) confer with those police officers about the conduct of the investigation, and
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> > > (c) request the nominated contact for the purposes of the investigation to provide reports on the progress of the investigation.
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> > (3) The Commissioner of Police, and any other police officers involved in conducting a police investigation, are to comply with any arrangements described in misconduct matters management guidelines as to the monitoring of the investigation or of investigations generally.
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> > (4) For the purpose of the Commission monitoring a Crime Commission investigation, a Commissioner or another officer of the Commission authorised in writing by a Commissioner may—
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> > > (a) be present as an observer during interviews conducted by Crime Commission officers for the purposes of the Crime Commission investigation, and
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> > > (b) confer with those Crime Commission officers about the conduct of the investigation, and
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> > > (c) request the nominated contact for the purposes of the investigation to provide reports on the progress of the investigation.
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> > (5) The Crime Commissioner, and any other Crime Commission officers involved in conducting a Crime Commission investigation, are to comply with any arrangements described in misconduct matters management guidelines as to the monitoring of the investigation or of investigations generally.