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Local Government Act 2009
sec.148HReferral to department
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### sec.148H Referral to department
This section applies if, because of inquiries made under this division, the chief executive officer concludes on reasonable grounds that an offence has been committed under this Act relating to a register or record.
The chief executive officer must report the chief executive officer’s conclusion, including the reasons for the conclusion, to the department’s chief executive.
Subsection (2) does not limit any duty the chief executive officer may have under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 to notify the Crime and Corruption Commission of any complaint, information or matter that the chief executive officer reasonably suspects involves, or may involve, corrupt conduct under that Act.
s 148H ins 2010 No. 23 s 305
amd 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2018 No. 8 s 8
(sec.148H-ssec.1) This section applies if, because of inquiries made under this division, the chief executive officer concludes on reasonable grounds that an offence has been committed under this Act relating to a register or record.
(sec.148H-ssec.2) The chief executive officer must report the chief executive officer’s conclusion, including the reasons for the conclusion, to the department’s chief executive.
(sec.148H-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit any duty the chief executive officer may have under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 to notify the Crime and Corruption Commission of any complaint, information or matter that the chief executive officer reasonably suspects involves, or may involve, corrupt conduct under that Act.