172Conduct of investigation

172 Conduct of investigation

After section 47(3) of the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011 insert—

"(3A) For the purposes of conducting an investigation in relation to the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission or a Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officer, the Victorian Inspectorate—

(a) may investigate any aspect of the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission's operations or the conduct of Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officers; and

(b) has full and free access to all the records of the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission and may copy any record or part of any record of the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission; and

(c) may require the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission or a Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officer to give the Victorian Inspectorate any information in the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission's or Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officer's possession which the Victorian Inspectorate considers is relevant to the investigation; and

(d) may require a Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officer to attend before the Victorian Inspectorate to answer questions or to produce documents or other things relating to any aspect of the Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission's operations or the conduct of Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Commission officers.".

S. 173 amended by No. 27/2024 s. 188(Sch. 3 item 2.30(a)).