Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006 (86 of 2006)

Schedule 1   Consequential amendments

Ombudsman Act 1976

44   After section 8B

Insert:

8C Investigations by other authorities of ACLEI actions

(1) If an authority established under a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, has power to investigate action taken by the Integrity Commissioner or a staff member of ACLEI, the Ombudsman may arrange with the head of the authority for the authority to investigate the action.

(2) If the Ombudsman enters into such an arrangement, the authority may investigate the action to the full extent of its powers under any laws of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.

(3) The Integrity Commissioner may arrange with the head of the authority for the variation or revocation of the arrangement.

(4) The arrangement, or the variation or revocation of the arrangement, must be in writing.

(5) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to the participation by the Ombudsman in the carrying out of an investigation in accordance with an arrangement under this section.

(6) Nothing in this section affects the powers and duties of the Ombudsman under any other provision of this Act.

(7) In this section:

Integrity Commissioner has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.

staff member of ACLEI has the same meaning as in the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006.