Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Act 2024
9Withdrawal of referral
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9 Withdrawal of referral
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a referrer may withdraw their referral at any time before the Commission—
(a) dismisses the referral under section 11; or
(b) redirects the referral under section 14; or
(c) prepares an outcome report for the referral under section 20; or
(d) prepares an investigative report for the referral under section 28(1).
(2) A referral cannot be withdrawn if it is a disclosure that the IBAC has determined to be a public interest complaint.
See section 26 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.
(3) If a referral is withdrawn, the Commission must not continue to deal with it.