24GPublic statements to afford fairness

24G  Public statements to afford fairness

 (a) a conduct issue was or is before the IPSC; and

 (b) any matter relating to the issue is already publicly available.

 (2) The responsible Commissioner or Commissioners may publish a statement containing information about the conduct issue if they are satisfied that doing so:

 (a) would afford fairness to any person; or

 (b) is otherwise necessary to correct erroneous reporting.

 (3) This section has effect subject to section 24GC (requirements for including identifying information in IPSC public statements).

24GA  Public statements about parliamentarians

 (1) This section applies if, in relation to a conduct issue that was or is before the IPSC:

 (a) a parliamentarian decision panel imposes a sanction on a parliamentarian, and another parliamentarian decision panel has previously made a finding that the parliamentarian has engaged in relevant conduct; or

 (b) a parliamentarian decision panel imposes a sanction on a parliamentarian and the parliamentarian fails to comply with the sanction.

 (2) The responsible Commissioner or Commissioners may publish a statement containing information about the conduct issue, which must include the identity of the parliamentarian.

 (3) However, before doing so, the responsible Commissioner or Commissioners must give the parliamentarian a written notice stating that they are proposing to publish the statement.

 (4) This section has effect subject to section 24GC (requirements for including identifying information in IPSC public statements).

24GB  Content and detail in IPSC public statements

  The content and level of detail to be included in an IPSC public statement are to be determined by the responsible Commissioner or Commissioners concerned.

24GC  Requirements for including identifying information in IPSC public statements

Notice of proposal to include identifying information—other than for respondent parliamentarians

 (1) Before including identifying information in an IPSC public statement, the responsible Commissioner or Commissioners must give the person concerned a written notice stating that they are proposing to include the information in the statement.

 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:

 (a) the statement is published under section 24GA (public statements about parliamentarians); and

 (b) the identifying information relates to the parliamentarian whose conduct is the subject of the statement.

Requirement to consult on proposal to include identifying information

 (3) The written notice must also invite the person to: