57Follow‑up action on report

#### 57 Follow‑up action on report (1) The Integrity Commissioner may request the head of a law enforcement agency to whom a report is given under subsection 55(2) to give the Integrity Commissioner, within a specified time, details of any action that the head of the agency proposes to take with respect to a recommendation included in the report. (2) The head of the agency must comply with the request. (3) If the Integrity Commissioner is not satisfied with the response of the head of the agency to the request, the Integrity Commissioner may refer to the responsible Minister for the agency: (a) the Integrity Commissioner’s recommendation and the reasons for that recommendation; and (b) the response of the head of the agency to the recommendation; and (c) the Integrity Commissioner’s reasons for not being satisfied with that response. (4) If the Integrity Commissioner refers material to a Minister under subsection (3), the Integrity Commissioner may also send a copy of that material to: (a) the President of the Senate for presentation to the Senate; and (b) the Speaker of the House of Representatives for presentation to the House of Representatives. (5) The Integrity Commissioner must exclude section 149 certified information from the copy of the material sent under subsection (4). (6) The Integrity Commissioner may exclude information from the copy of the material sent under subsection (4) if the Integrity Commissioner is satisfied that: (a) the information is sensitive information; and (b) it is desirable in the circumstances to exclude the information from the material sent. (7) In deciding whether to exclude information from the copy of the material sent under subsection (4), the Integrity Commissioner must seek to achieve an appropriate balance between: (a) the public interest that would be served by including the information in the material sent; and (b) the prejudicial consequences that might result from including the information in the material sent. (8) After the material is presented to the Parliament, the Integrity Commissioner may discuss any matter to which the material relates with the head of the agency for the purpose of resolving the matter.