55Integrity Commissioner to give report to certain persons

55 Integrity Commissioner to give report to certain persons

(1) The Integrity Commissioner must give the Minister: (a) the report prepared under subsection 54(1); and (b) if a supplementary report is prepared under subsection 54(7) in relation to the investigation—the supplementary report.

Note: Section 203 provides that the Minister must lay a copy of the report prepared under subsection 54(1) before each House of the Parliament if a public hearing has been held in the course of the investigation to which the report relates. The Minister is not required, however, to lay a copy of a supplementary report under subsection 54(7) before each House of the Parliament.

(2) Subject to subsection (5), the Integrity Commissioner: (a) must give the head of a law enforcement agency a copy of a report prepared under subsection 54(1) in relation to a corruption issue; and (b) may give the head of a law enforcement agency a copy of the whole or a part of a supplementary report prepared under subsection 54(7) in relation to the investigation of a corruption issue; to the extent to which the report relates to the law enforcement agency. (3) Subject to subsection (5), if: (a) a corruption issue relates to the conduct of a secondee to a law enforcement agency; and (b) the secondee is an employee of a government agency (the home agency); and (c) the Integrity Commissioner informs the head of the home agency of the corruption issue under subsection 29(2); the Integrity Commissioner: (d) must give the head of the home agency a copy of a report prepared under subsection 54(1) in relation to the corruption issue; and (e) may give the head of the home agency a copy of the whole or a part of a supplementary report prepared under subsection 54(7) in relation to the investigation of the corruption issue; to the extent to which the report relates to the law enforcement agency. (4) Subject to subsection (5), if: (a) a corruption issue relates to the conduct of a secondee to a law enforcement agency; and (b) the secondee is an employee of the police force of a State or Territory; and (c) the Integrity Commissioner informs the head of the integrity agency (if any) for the State or Territory of the corruption issue under subsection 29(2); the Integrity Commissioner: (d) must give the head of the integrity agency a copy of a report prepared under subsection 54(1) in relation to the corruption issue; and (e) may give the head of the integrity agency a copy of the whole or a part of a supplementary report prepared under subsection 54(7) in relation to the investigation of the corruption issue; to the extent to which the report relates to the law enforcement agency. (5) The Integrity Commissioner must not include information in a copy of a report given to a person under subsection (2), (3) or (4) if: (a) the information is section 149 certified information; and (b) the disclosure of the information to the person would contravene the certificate issued under section 149.