35Making complaints to Commission

35 Making complaints to Commission

35 Making complaints to Commission

(1) Any person (including a public authority) may complain to the Commission about conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee that is (or could be) officer misconduct or officer maladministration.

(2) Any person (including a public authority) may complain to the Commission about conduct of the Crime Commission or the NSW Police Force that is (or could be) agency maladministration.

(3) A public official may complain to the Commission about the conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee.

Note.

Protections may be available under the following provisions to persons who make a complaint referred to in this section—

(a) the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022, Part 3—if the complaint is a public interest disclosure,

(b) Part 6A—if the making of the complaint is protected action within the meaning of the Part.

(4) This section does not affect any other right of a person to complain about the conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee or the conduct of the Crime Commission or the NSW Police Force.

Note.

For example, a complaint about the conduct of a police officer may also be made to the Commissioner of Police under section 124 of the Police Act 1990.

(5) In this section—

public official has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022.

s 35: Am 2022 No 14, Sch 6[7]–[9].