INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2018 - SECT 191 Investigation report—Ministerial response about ACT public service

INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2018 - SECT 191

    (1)     This section applies if—

        (a)     an investigation report is presented to the Legislative Assembly under section 189; and

        (b)     the investigation report made a finding of serious or systemic corrupt conduct in relation to an ACT public service entity.

    (2)     Within 4 months after the day an investigation report is presented to the Legislative Assembly, the Minister responsible for the ACT public service entity must—

        (a)     prepare a written response to the report; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     present the response to the Legislative Assembly; or

              (ii)     give the response, and a copy for each member of the Assembly, to the Speaker.

    (3)     If the Minister gives the response to the Speaker—

        (a)     publication of the response is taken to have been ordered by the Legislative Assembly; and

        (b)     the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the response to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly; and

        (c)     the Speaker may give directions for the printing and circulation, and in relation to the publication, of the response; and

        (d)     the Minister must present the response to the Legislative Assembly—

              (i)     on the next sitting day; or

              (ii)     if the next sitting day is the first meeting of the Legislative Assembly after a general election of members of the Assembly—on the second sitting day after the election.

Note     If the Speaker is unavailable, see  s 300.