27Criteria for deciding how to deal with a corruption issue

#### 27 Criteria for deciding how to deal with a corruption issue (1) The Integrity Commissioner must have regard to the matters set out in subsection (2) in deciding: (a) how to deal with a corruption issue that relates to a law enforcement agency; or (b) whether to take no further action in relation to a corruption issue that relates to a law enforcement agency. (2) The matters to which the Integrity Commissioner must have regard are the following: (a) the need to ensure that the corruption issue is fully investigated; (b) the rights and obligations of the law enforcement agency to investigate the corruption issue; (c) if a joint investigation of the corruption issue by the Integrity Commissioner and the law enforcement agency is being considered—the extent to which the law enforcement agency is able to cooperate in the investigation; (d) the resources that are available to each of the following to investigate the corruption issue: (i) the Integrity Commissioner; (ii) the AFP; (iii) the law enforcement agency; (e) the need to ensure a balance between: (i) the Integrity Commissioner’s role in dealing with corruption issues in law enforcement agencies (particularly in dealing with significant corruption issues); and (ii) ensuring that the heads of law enforcement agencies take responsibility for managing their agencies; (f) the likely significance of the corruption issue for the law enforcement agency.