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INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2018

Table of Provisions

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1.1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Name of Act  
  • 3 Dictionary  
  • 4 Notes  
  • 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
  • 6 Objects of Act  
  • 7 Application of Act—Parliamentary privilege  
  • 8 Application of Act—conduct that happened before the commencement of this  

PART 1.2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 2--INTEGRITY COMMISSION

PART 2.1--COMMISSION--ESTABLISHMENT, INDEPENDENCE AND FUNCTIONS

  • 19 Establishment of commission  
  • 20 Constitution of commission  
  • 21 Commissioner—officer of the Legislative Assembly  
  • 22 Independence of commission  
  • 23 Functions of commission  
  • 24 Functions of commissioner  

PART 2.2--COMMISSIONER--APPOINTMENT

  • 25 Commissioner—appointment  
  • 26 Commissioner—eligibility for appointment  
  • 27 Commissioner—selection criteria and process  
  • 28 Commissioner—term of appointment  
  • 29 Commissioner—oath or affirmation of office  
  • 30 Commissioner—disclosure of interests  
  • 31 Commissioner—must avoid conflict of interest  
  • 32 Commissioner—conflicts of interest register  
  • 33 Commissioner—resignation  
  • 34 Commissioner—retirement  
  • 35 Commissioner—suspension—generally  
  • 36 Commissioner—suspension—relevant Assembly committee notice and meetings  
  • 37 Commissioner—ending suspension  
  • 38 Commissioner—ending appointment  
  • 39 Commissioner—leave of absence  
  • 40 Commissioner—acting appointment  

PART 2.3--COMMISSION--CEO

  • 41 CEO—appointment  
  • 42 CEO—term of appointment  
  • 43 CEO—ending appointment  
  • 44 CEO—functions  
  • 45 CEO—delegation  
  • 46 CEO—leave of absence  

PART 2.4--COMMISSION--STAFF

  • 47 Meaning of staff of the commission  
  • 48 Commission employed staff  
  • 49 Commission consultants and contractors  
  • 50 Staff of the commission—eligibility for appointment  
  • 51 Staff of the commission—not subject to direction from  
  • 52 Delegation by commission  
  • 53 Delegation by commissioner  
  • 54 Commission—other arrangements for staff and facilities  

PART 2.5--COMMISSION--COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES

  • 55 Commission—cooperation with other entities  
  • 56 Commission—arrangements with other entities  

CHAPTER 3--COMMISSION—INVESTIGATING CORRUPT CONDUCT

PART 3.1--COMMISSION--REPORTING CORRUPT CONDUCT

Division 3.1.1--Corruption complaints

  • 57 Anyone may make corruption complaint  
  • 58 How to make a corruption complaint  
  • 59 Other entities may refer corruption complaints  
  • 59A Certain disclosures under Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 may be corruption  
  • 60 Withdrawal of corruption complaints  

Division 3.1.2--Mandatory corruption notifications by public sector entities

  • 61 Meaning of mandatory corruption notification  
  • 62 Mandatory corruption notifications—heads of public sector entities and senior  
  • 63 Mandatory corruption notifications—MLAs and  
  • 64 Directions about mandatory corruption notifications  
  • 65 Offence—mandatory corruption notifications—heads of public sector  
  • 66 Offence—mandatory corruption notifications—senior executives  
  • 67 Offence—mandatory corruption notifications—MLAs  
  • 68 Offence—mandatory corruption notifications—chiefs of staff  

Division 3.1.3--Reports must be dismissed, referred or investigated

  • 69 Meaning of corruption report  
  • 70 Commission must dismiss, refer or investigate corruption reports  
  • 71 When corruption reports must be dismissed  

Division 3.1.4--Commission must keep people informed

  • 72 Commission must keep complainant informed  
  • 73 Commission must keep referring entity informed  
  • 74 Commission must keep notifier informed  
  • 75 Limitations on keeping people informed  

PART 3.2--COMMISSION--CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICES

  • 76 Meaning of restricted information  
  • 77 Meaning of confidentiality notice  
  • 78 Confidentiality notices for preliminary inquiries  
  • 79 Confidentiality notices for investigations  
  • 80 Confidentiality notices—content  
  • 81 Meaning of permitted disclosure of restricted information—pt  
  • 82 Confidentiality notices—amendment and revocation  
  • 83 Confidentiality notices—extension  
  • 84 Confidentiality notices—expiry  
  • 85 Offences—disclose restricted information in confidentiality notice  

PART 3.3--COMMISSION--PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES

  • 85A Meaning of Assembly information  
  • 86 Preliminary inquiries about corruption reports  
  • 87 Preliminary inquiries about own initiative matters  
  • 88 Certain powers not to be used for preliminary inquiries  
  • 89 Power to request information from head of public sector entity  
  • 89A Dealing with request for Assembly information  
  • 90 Power to issue preliminary inquiry notice  
  • 90A Dealing with preliminary inquiry notice for Assembly information  
  • 91 Preliminary inquiry notice—content  
  • 92 Preliminary inquiry notice—person under 16 years  
  • 93 Preliminary inquiry notice—service  
  • 94 Preliminary inquiry notice—first actions to be taken  
  • 95 Preliminary inquiry notice—claiming privilege or secrecy  
  • 96 Preliminary inquiry notice—application to Supreme Court to decide privilege or  
  • 97 Preliminary inquiry notice—Supreme Court to decide privilege or  
  • 98 Preliminary inquiry notice—offence to open secured document or other  
  • 99 Preliminary inquiries—application of Criminal Code, ch 7  

PART 3.4--COMMISSION--CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION

Division 3.4.1--Starting an investigation

  • 100 Commission may investigate corruption report  
  • 101 Commission may investigate on own initiative  
  • 102 Investigation of judicial officers  
  • 103 Investigation may be conducted during court proceeding  
  • 104 Investigation may be conducted as joint investigation  

Division 3.4.2--Referring matters to another entity

  • 105 Commission must refer corruption reports about staff to inspector  
  • 106 Meaning of referral entity  
  • 107 Commission may refer corruption reports to referral entity  
  • 108 Referral to referral entity—results and actions  
  • 109 Referral to referral entity—withdrawal of referral  
  • 110 Commission may refer matters to judicial council or judicial  
  • 111 Commission may refer matters to prosecutorial body  

Division 3.4.3--Discontinuing an investigation

  • 112 Discontinuing an investigation  

PART 3.5--COMMISSION--POWERS OF ENTRY, SEARCH AND SEIZURE

Division 3.5.1--Investigators

  • 113 Investigators—appointment  
  • 114 Investigators—identity cards  
  • 115 Investigator must show identity card on exercising power  

Division 3.5.2--Powers of investigators

  • 116 Definitions—pt 3.5  
  • 117 Power to enter premises  
  • 118 Production of identity card  
  • 119 Consent to entry  
  • 120 General powers on entry to premises  
  • 121 Power to seize things  

Division 3.5.3--Search warrants

  • 122 Warrants—generally  
  • 123 Warrants—application other than in person  
  • 124 Search warrants—announcement before entry  
  • 125 Details of search warrant to be given to occupier etc  
  • 126 Occupier entitled to be present during search etc  
  • 127 Search warrants—claiming privilege  
  • 128 Search warrants—application to Supreme Court to decide  
  • 129 Search warrants—Supreme Court to decide privilege  
  • 130 Search warrants—offence to open secured document or other  
  • 130A Search warrants—claiming parliamentary privilege  
  • 130B Search warrants—investigator to give secured documents etc to  

Division 3.5.4--Return and forfeiture of things seized

  • 131 Receipt for things seized  
  • 132 Moving things to another place for examination or processing under search  
  • 133 Access to things seized  
  • 134 Return of things seized  
  • 135 Forfeiture of seized things  
  • 136 Application for order disallowing seizure  
  • 137 Order for return of seized thing  

Division 3.5.5--Miscellaneous

  • 138 Damage etc to be minimised  
  • 139 Compensation for exercise of enforcement powers  

PART 3.6--COMMISSION--EXAMINATIONS

Division 3.6.1--Examinations

  • 140 Power to hold examination  
  • 141 Commissioner to preside  
  • 142 Conduct of examinations  
  • 143 Examinations may be public or private  
  • 144 Commission must notify inspector of public examination  
  • 145 Offence to be present at examination not open to public  
  • 146 Commission may give directions  
  • 147 Power to issue examination summons  
  • 147A Dealing with examination summons for Assembly information  
  • 148 Examination summons—content  
  • 149 Examination summons—person under 16 years  
  • 150 Examination summons—notice and immediate attendance  
  • 151 Examination summons—service  
  • 152 Examination—legal representation  
  • 153 Examination—provisions for vulnerable witnesses  
  • 154 Examination—commission may issue suppression order  
  • 155 Offence—contravene suppression order  
  • 156 Examination—first actions to be taken  
  • 157 Examination—power to examine on oath  
  • 158 Examination—video recording and transcript  
  • 158A Examination—dealing with Assembly information discovered  
  • 159 Examination—warrant to arrest witness who fails to appear  
  • 160 Examination—executing warrant to arrest witness who fails to appear  

Division 3.6.2--Examinations—privilege

  • 161 Examination—claiming privilege  
  • 162 Examination—application to Supreme Court to decide privilege  
  • 163 Examination—Supreme Court to decide privilege  
  • 164 Examination—offence to open secured document or other thing  
  • 165 Examination—protection of witnesses and lawyers  

Division 3.6.3--Examinations—contempt

  • 166 Contempt of commission  
  • 167 Commission may apply to Supreme Court to deal with contempt  
  • 168 Supreme Court to deal with contempt  
  • 169 Commission may withdraw contempt application  
  • 170 Act or omission both offence and contempt  

Division 3.6.4--Examinations—other provisions

  • 171 Witnesses at examinations—provision of legal assistance  
  • 172 Witnesses at examinations—reimbursement of expenses  
  • 173 Examination—application of Criminal Code, ch 7  

PART 3.7--COMMISSION--PRIVILEGE

  • 174 Meaning of privilege  
  • 175 Privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty do not  
  • 176 Privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty—use and  
  • 177 Parliamentary privilege  
  • 178 Parliamentary privilege—taken to be waived for MLAs' declarations of interests  

PART 3.8--COMMISSION--RECOMMENDATIONS

  • 179 Commission may make private recommendation at any time  
  • 180 Commission may require response to private recommendation  
  • 181 Commission may make private recommendation public  

PART 3.9--COMMISSION--COMPLETING AN INVESTIGATION AND INVESTIGATION REPORTS

  • 182 Investigation reports  
  • 183 Investigation report—not to include findings of guilt etc or recommendations about  
  • 184 Investigation report—not to include finding of corrupt conduct unless serious or  
  • 185 Investigation report—not to include information that may prejudice proceeding  
  • 186 Investigation report—not to include information identifying certain  
  • 187 Investigation report—not to include information contrary to the public  
  • 188 Investigation report—comments on proposed reports  
  • 189 Investigation report—presentation to Legislative Assembly  
  • 190 Investigation report—publication on website  
  • 191 Investigation report—Ministerial response about ACT public service  
  • 192 Confidential investigation report  

PART 3.10--COMMISSION--SECRECY AND INFORMATION SHARING

  • 193 Legal advice directions  
  • 194 Offence—fail to comply with legal advice direction  
  • 195 Public sector entity may disclose information to commission  
  • 196 Disclosure of information by commission  
  • 197 Information about investigation may be given to certain people  
  • 198 Commission must give non-disclosure notice when giving information  
  • 199 Meaning of permitted disclosure of  
  • 200 Non-disclosure notices—expiry  
  • 201 Offences—disclose information received from the commission  
  • 202 Evidence in court proceedings  

PART 3.11--COMMISSION--OUTCOMES

  • 203 Outcome of prosecutions and termination action to be published  
  • 204 Reputational repair protocols  

CHAPTER 4--COMMISSION—REPORTING

PART 4.1--COMMISSION--MONTHLY REPORTS TO INSPECTOR

  • 205 Commissioner—monthly reports to inspector  

PART 4.2--COMMISSION--SPECIAL REPORTS

  • 206 Special reports  
  • 207 Special report—not to include findings of guilt etc or recommendations about  
  • 208 Special report—not to include finding of corrupt conduct unless serious or  
  • 209 Special report—not to include information that may prejudice proceeding  
  • 210 Special report—not to include information identifying certain  
  • 211 Special report—not to include information contrary to the public  
  • 212 Special report—comments on proposed reports  
  • 213 Special report—presentation to Legislative Assembly  
  • 214 Special report—publication on website  
  • 215 Special report—Ministerial response about ACT public service  
  • 216 Confidential special report  

PART 4.3--COMMISSION--ANNUAL REPORTS

  • 217 Meaning of commission annual report  
  • 218 Commission annual report—content  
  • 219 Commission annual report—not to include findings of guilt etc or recommendations  
  • 220 Commission annual report—not to include finding of corrupt conduct unless serious or  
  • 221 Commission annual report—not to include information that may prejudice proceeding  
  • 222 Commission annual report—not to include information identifying certain  
  • 223 Commission annual report—not to include information contrary to the public  
  • 224 Commission annual report—comments on proposed reports  

CHAPTER 5--INSPECTOR OF THE COMMISSION

PART 5.1--INSPECTOR OF THE COMMISSION

Division 5.1.1--Inspector—independence and functions

Division 5.1.2--Inspector—appointment

  • 229 Inspector—ombudsman to be inspector until other appointment made  
  • 230 Inspector—appointment  
  • 231 Inspector—eligibility for appointment  
  • 232 Inspector—selection criteria and process  
  • 233 Inspector—length of appointment  
  • 234 Inspector—terms of appointment  
  • 235 Inspector—oath or affirmation of office  
  • 236 Inspector—disclosure of interests  
  • 237 Inspector—must not do inconsistent work etc  
  • 238 Inspector—resignation  
  • 239 Inspector—retirement  
  • 240 Inspector—suspension—generally  
  • 241 Inspector—suspension—relevant Assembly committee notice and meetings  
  • 242 Inspector—ending suspension  
  • 243 Inspector—ending appointment  
  • 244 Inspector—leave of absence  
  • 245 Inspector—acting inspector—acting ombudsman  
  • 246 Inspector—acting appointment  
  • 247 Inspector—arrangements for another person to exercise functions  

Division 5.1.3--Inspector—staff

  • 248 Meaning of staff of the inspector  
  • 249 Inspector's employed staff  
  • 250 Inspector's consultants and contractors  
  • 251 Staff of the inspector—eligibility for appointment  
  • 252 Staff of the inspector—not subject to direction from others  
  • 253 Delegation by inspector  
  • 254 Inspector—other arrangements for staff and facilities  
  • 255 Inspector—arrangements with other entities  

PART 5.2--INSPECTOR--INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE COMMISSION

  • 256 Meaning of commission personnel—pt 5.2  
  • 257 Inspector—making a complaint to the inspector  
  • 258 How to make a complaint to the inspector  
  • 259 Inspector—must keep complainant informed  
  • 260 Inspector—must give non-disclosure notice when giving information  
  • 261 Meaning of permitted disclosure of information—pt 5.2  
  • 262 Non-disclosure notices—expiry  
  • 263 Offences—disclose information received from the inspector  
  • 264 Inspector—investigating a complaint  
  • 265 Inspector—own initiative investigation  
  • 266 Inspector—conduct of investigation  
  • 267 Inspector—commission must give assistance  
  • 268 Inspector—withdrawal of complaint  
  • 269 Inspector—power to ask for information, documents and other things  
  • 270 Inspector—privileges against self-incrimination and exposure to civil penalty  
  • 271 Inspector—referral to other entities  
  • 272 Inspector—recommendations about practices or procedures  
  • 273 Inspector—recommendation to Speaker that commissioner or staff be investigated  

PART 5.3--INSPECTOR--SECRECY AND INFORMATION SHARING

  • 274 Inspector—disclosure of information  

PART 5.4--INSPECTOR--REVIEWS AND REPORTS

Division 5.4.1--Inspector's special reports

  • 275 Inspector's special report  
  • 276 Inspector's special report—not to include information contrary to the public  
  • 277 Inspector's special report—comments on proposed reports  
  • 278 Inspector's special report—presentation to Legislative Assembly  
  • 279 Inspector's special report—publication on website  

Division 5.4.2--Inspector—annual operational review of commission

  • 280 Inspector—annual operational review of commission  
  • 281 Inspector—annual operational review report  

Division 5.4.3--Inspector—annual reports

  • 282 Meaning of inspector's annual report  
  • 283 Inspector's annual report—content  
  • 284 Inspector's annual report—not to include information contrary to the public  
  • 285 Inspector's annual report—comments on proposed reports  

CHAPTER 6--SPECIAL INVESTIGATION OF COMMISSION OR INSPECTOR

  • 286 Speaker may appoint special investigator to investigate commission or  

CHAPTER 7--PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATIONS

PART 7.1--DEFINITIONS--CH 7

  • 287 Meaning of complainant and complaint—ch 7  

PART 7.2--PROTECTION FOR PEOPLE WHO REPORT CORRUPTION

  • 288 Immunity from liability  
  • 289 Protection from defamation action  
  • 290 Loss of protection  
  • 291 Liability for own conduct  

PART 7.3--DETRIMENTAL ACTION AGAINST A PERSON

  • 292 Meaning of detrimental action—pt 7.3  
  • 293 Offence—taking detrimental action  
  • 294 Damages for detrimental action  
  • 295 Injunction to prevent detrimental action etc  

CHAPTER 8--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 296 Offence—obstruct commission, inspector and others  
  • 297 Offences—use or divulge protected information  
  • 298 Protection of officials from liability  
  • 299 Information guidelines  
  • 300 Unavailability of Speaker  
  • 301 Assistance for Speaker  
  • 302 Regulation-making power  
  • 303 Review of Act  
    • DICTIONARY ENDNOTES

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