Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2006 - SECT 31

             (1)  This section applies if:

                     (a)  the head of a law enforcement agency:

                              (i)  notifies the Integrity Commissioner of a corruption issue under section 19; and

                             (ii)  indicates that it is a significant corruption issue; or

                     (b)  an allegation, or information, that raises a corruption issue is referred to the Integrity Commissioner under section 18 or 23.

             (2)  The Integrity Commissioner must decide:

                     (a)  to deal with the corruption issue in one of the ways referred to in subsection 26(1) or 29(6); or

                     (b)  to take no further action in relation to the corruption issue.

             (3)  Subsection (2) does not apply if the Integrity Commissioner has already made a decision under that subsection in relation to the corruption issue.

             (4)  The Integrity Commissioner may decide under subsection (2) to take no further action in relation to the corruption issue only if he or she is satisfied that:

                     (a)  the corruption issue is already being, or will be, investigated by:

                              (i)  a law enforcement agency; or

                             (ii)  a government agency; or

                            (iii)  an integrity agency for a State or Territory; or

                     (b)  the referral of the allegation or information to the Integrity Commissioner is frivolous or vexatious; or

                     (d)  the corrupt conduct to which the corruption issue relates has been, is or will be, the subject of proceedings before a court; or

                     (e)  an investigation of the corruption issue is not warranted having regard to all the circumstances.