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.