136Conduct of investigation

136 Conduct of investigation

136 Conduct of investigation

(1) The police officer or police officers carrying out an investigation of a misconduct matter under this Division must—

(a) carry out the investigation in a manner that, having regard to the circumstances of the case, is both effective and timely, and

(b) in carrying out the investigation, have regard to any matters specified by the Commissioner under section 135 or by the LECC under section 47 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 as needing to be examined or taken into consideration.

(2) If the misconduct matter under investigation is indicative of a systemic problem involving the NSW Police Force generally, or a particular area of the NSW Police Force, the investigation may extend beyond any police officer to whom the misconduct matter relates—

(a) to the NSW Police Force generally, or that particular area of the NSW Police Force, and

(b) to other police officers and other members of the NSW Police Force.

ss 134–136: Ins 1998 No 123, Sch 1 [3]. Subst 2016 No 61, Sch 5.1 [32].