Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006 (86 of 2006)
Schedule 1 Consequential amendments
Ombudsman Act 1976
46A After section 35
Insert:
35AA Disclosure of information and documents to Integrity Commissioner
(1) This section applies if:
(a) the Ombudsman, of his or her own motion, investigates any action as mentioned in paragraph 5(1)(b); and
(b) in the course of the investigation, the Ombudsman obtains information or a document that is, or may be, relevant to a corruption issue.
(2) Subject to section 35B, nothing in this Act precludes the Ombudsman from:
(a) disclosing the information; or
(b) making a statement; or
(c) giving the document;
to the Integrity Commissioner.
(3) In this section:
corruption issue has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.
Integrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.