CRIMES (SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS) ACT 1989 - SECT 15 Notice of charge etc.

CRIMES (SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS) ACT 1989 - SECT 15

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   a person who is or was (whether before, on or after the commencing day) an employee is charged with an offence; and

  (b)   the relevant police authority thinks that the offence is, or may be, a corruption offence;

the police authority in relation to the offence may notify the Minister in writing of the charge.

  (2)   A notice must contain particulars of the charge and set out the reasons why the police authority thinks that the offence is, or may be, a corruption offence.

  (3)   Where a police authority notifies the Minister that a person has been charged with an offence, the authority must notify the Minister in writing if:

  (a)   the person is acquitted or convicted of the offence; or

  (b)   the charge is withdrawn or otherwise disposed of without the conviction of the person.