33CAction by the Integrity and Oversight Committee on receipt of recommendation by the Minister

33C Action by the Integrity and Oversight Committee on receipt of recommendation by the Minister

(1) On receipt of the recommendation by the Minister of a person or persons to investigate the public interest complaint, the Integrity and Oversight Committee may—

(a) engage one of the persons recommended by the Minister to investigate the public interest complaint under section 30 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003; or

(b) decide to accept none of the persons recommended by the Minister.

(2) If the Integrity and Oversight Committee engages a person recommended by the Minister to investigate the public interest complaint, the Committee must notify the Minister in writing of its decision within 30 days after the Minister's recommendation is received by the Committee.

(3) If the Integrity and Oversight Committee decides to accept none of the persons recommended by the Minister, the Committee must request that the Minister recommend to the Committee one or more additional persons to investigate the public interest complaint.

(4) Within 30 days after receiving a request from the Integrity and Oversight Committee under subsection (3), the Minister must recommend one or more additional persons to investigate the public interest complaint.

(5) Subsections (1) to (3) apply in relation to a recommendation made by the Minister under subsection (4).

S. 33D (Heading) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.22).

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