18Requirement to give information or reports

18 Requirement to give information or reports

Giving information or reports in specified circumstances (1) For the purposes of subsection 224(2) of the Act, information or reports that are required to be given under a provision of the Act prescribed in subsection (2) are also to be given to the persons prescribed in subsection (3) if: (a) the corruption issue to which the prescribed provision relates is a relevant corruption issue in relation to the Australian Capital Territory or an External Territory; and (b) the Integrity Commissioner: (i) is investigating the corruption issue to which the prescribed provision relates; or (ii) is managing or overseeing the investigation by a law enforcement agency of the corruption issue to which the prescribed provision relates. Prescribed provisions of the Act (2) The following provisions of the Act are prescribed: (a) section 33; (b) subsection 35(4); (c) subsection 36(6); (d) subsection 39(4); (e) subsection 40(6); (f) subsection 52(1); (g) paragraph 55(1)(a); (h) subsection 65(1); (i) paragraph 74(a), to the extent it relates to a corruption issue; (j) subsection 144(6); (k) subsection 145(6); (l) subsection 147(2), to the extent it relates to a corruption issue. Prescribed persons (3) The following persons are prescribed: (a) for information or reports relating to a relevant corruption issue in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Minister, within the meaning of the Australian Capital Territory (Self‑Government) Act 1988, who is responsible for exercising the power of the Australian Capital Territory Executive in relation to police matters; (b) for information or reports relating to a relevant corruption issue in relation to an External Territory—the Administrator of the External Territory. Definitions (4) A corruption issue is a relevant corruption issue in relation to the Australian Capital Territory or an External Territory if: (a) the corruption issue relates to corrupt conduct of a person while the person was a staff member of the AFP whose duties included providing police services in relation to the Australian Capital Territory or an External Territory under section 8 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (AFP Territory police services); or (b) the corruption issue relates to corrupt conduct of a person while the person is a staff member of the AFP whose duties include AFP Territory police services; or (c) the corruption issue relates to corrupt conduct that: (i) is the conduct of a person who, at the time the corruption issue is being investigated, is a staff member of the AFP whose duties include AFP Territory police services; and (ii) in the opinion of the Integrity Commissioner, affects, or is likely to affect, the person’s performance of the police service functions of the agency.