Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Act 2024
32ANon-compliance with sanctions imposed by Commission
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32A Non-compliance with sanctions imposed by Commission
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if the Commission is satisfied that a person has failed to comply, within a reasonable time, with a sanction imposed under section 30, the Commission—
(a) must prepare a report of that failure; and
(b) may recommend that one or more sanctions be imposed on the person as if the Commission had made a finding of serious parliamentary misconduct by the person.
(2) The Commission must not prepare a non‑compliance report unless the Commission has—
(a) given the person an opportunity to respond to the proposed report; and
(b) considered any response by the person.
(3) A non-compliance report must include the following—
(a) the details of the Commission's finding that the person has failed to comply with the sanction;
(b) the sanctions (if any) that the Commission recommends be imposed on the person;
(c) any response by the person under subsection (2)(b).
(4) A non-compliance report must not include any of the following—
(a) information that is likely to lead to the identification of—
(b) a finding or opinion that a person is guilty of or has committed an offence;
(c) a recommendation that a person be prosecuted for an offence.
(5) The Commission must provide a non-compliance report as soon as practicable to the following—
(a) the individual referrer (if any) who made the referral for which an investigative report was prepared and the sanction was imposed;
(b) the person who is the subject of the non‑compliance report;
(c) any other person or body to whom the Commission provided the investigative report under section 28(7) or (8).