33BPublic interest complaint relating to the Chief Integrity Inspector

33B Public interest complaint relating to the Chief Integrity Inspector

S. 33B(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.20).

(1) If the Integrity and Oversight Committee has determined that a public interest disclosure relating to the Chief Integrity Inspector is a public interest complaint, the Committee must—

S. 33B(1)(a) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.20).

(a) notify the Minister that the Committee has received a public interest disclosure relating to the Chief Integrity Inspector that the Committee has determined to be a public interest complaint; and

(b) request that the Minister recommend one or more independent persons to investigate the public interest complaint; and

(c) provide to the Minister sufficient information about the nature of the disclosure to enable the Minister to make that recommendation.

(2) The information referred to in subsection (1)(c) must not identify the person who made the public interest disclosure.

(3) Within 30 days after receiving a notification under subsection (1), the Minister must recommend to the Integrity and Oversight Committee one or more independent persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are suitable to investigate the public interest complaint.

S. 33B(4) def. of Chief Integrity Inspector inserted by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.21(a)).

S. 33B(4) def. of Inspector repealed by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.21(b)).

S. 33C inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 14.