161Co-operation with other agencies

#### 161 Co-operation with other agencies 161 Co-operation with other agencies > > (1) In exercising its investigative and prevention functions, the Commission may work in co-operation with investigative agencies and such other persons and bodies as the Commission thinks appropriate (whether or not they are in or of the State). > > > (2) In exercising its education and prevention functions, the Commission may work in co-operation with educational institutions and such other persons and bodies as the Commission thinks appropriate (whether or not they are in or of the State). > > > > Note. > > > > See section 27 for a description of the education and prevention functions of the Commission. > > > (3) The Commission may consult with, and disseminate information to, investigative agencies and such other persons and bodies (including any task force and any member of a task force) as the Commission thinks appropriate (whether or not they are in or of the State). > > > (4) If the Commission disseminates information to a person or body under this section on the understanding that the information is confidential, the person or body is subject to the secrecy provisions of section 180 in relation to the information. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > investigative agency means— > > > > > (a) the Ombudsman, or > > > > > (a1) the Children’s Guardian, > > > > > (b) the Crime Commission, or > > > > > (c) the Independent Commission Against Corruption, or > > > > > (d) the Auditor-General, or > > > > > (e) the NSW Police Force (or any unit or other part of it), or > > > > > (f) a police force of another State or Territory (or any unit or other part of it), or > > > > > (g) the Australian Federal Police (or any unit or other part of it), or > > > > > (h) the Australian Crime Commission, or > > > > > (i) any other authority or person responsible for the enforcement of laws of the Commonwealth or of the State, another State or Territory or charged under any such laws with investigating or detecting police or other misconduct. > > **s 161:** Am 2019 No 25, Sch 5.25\[6\].