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Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
147Evidence of, or information suggesting, wrongful conviction
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#### 147 Evidence of, or information suggesting, wrongful conviction
Commonwealth offence
(1) If the Integrity Commissioner:
(a) in investigating a corruption issue or conducting a public inquiry, obtains evidence that a person was wrongly convicted of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth; and
(b) is satisfied that the evidence is, in all the circumstances, of sufficient force to justify his or her doing so;
the Integrity Commissioner must:
(c) bring the evidence to the notice of the Minister; and
(d) advise the person that the Integrity Commissioner has brought the evidence to the notice of the Minister.
State or Territory offence
(2) If the Integrity Commissioner:
(a) in investigating a corruption issue or conducting a public inquiry, obtains evidence that a person was wrongly convicted of an offence against a law of a State or Territory; and
(b) is satisfied that the evidence is, in all the circumstances, of sufficient force to justify his or her doing so;
the Integrity Commissioner must:
(c) bring the evidence to the notice of the Minister; and
(d) advise the person that the Integrity Commissioner has brought the evidence to the notice of the Minister.