24CUContents of draft report

24CU Contents of draft report

The draft report must set out: (a) the decision‑maker’s preliminary findings on the conduct issue, including whether the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct; and (b) a summary of the evidence and other material on which those preliminary findings are based; and (c) if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct—any recommendations that the decision‑maker proposes to make in relation to the respondent; and (d) if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct and the respondent is a current or former parliamentarian—any sanctions that the decision‑maker proposes to impose on the respondent; and (e) if: (i) there is a preliminary serious breach finding in relation to the respondent; and (ii) the respondent is a current member of a House of the Parliament; and (iii) there is a preliminary finding that it is appropriate for a parliamentary sanction to be imposed on the respondent; whether the decision‑maker proposes to refer the preliminary serious breach finding to the Privileges Committee of that House.

Note: The decision‑maker is not required to propose a recommendation, sanction or referral, even if there is a preliminary finding that the respondent has engaged in relevant conduct.