171Minister may direct Integrity Commissioner to consider taking action

#### 171 Minister may direct Integrity Commissioner to consider taking action Minister may give direction to Integrity Commissioner (1) If: (a) the Minister authorises a person under paragraph 156(2)(b) to conduct a special investigation of the ACLEI corruption issue under Division 4; and (b) the person gives the Minister the report prepared under section 169 in relation to the special investigation; the Minister may direct the Integrity Commissioner: (c) to consider whether action should be taken to terminate the appointment, or the secondment to ACLEI, of a person referred to in the report; or (d) to consider whether disciplinary proceedings should be taken against a person referred to in the report. (2) The Integrity Commissioner must comply with a direction under subsection (1). (3) If the direction under subsection (1) relates to a member of the staff referred to in section 197 (persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1999), the Integrity Commissioner must, in giving effect to the direction, also comply with: (a) section 15 of the Public Service Act 1999; and (b) regulations made for the purposes of that section; and (c) procedures established and directions given under that section. Direction is not a legislative instrument (4) A direction given to the Integrity Commissioner under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.