INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ACT 1988 - SECT 18
Court proceedings
18 Court proceedings
(1) The Commission may do any or all of the following--
(a) commence,
continue, discontinue or complete any investigation,
(b) furnish reports in
connection with any investigation,
(c) do all such acts and things as are
necessary or expedient for those purposes,
despite any proceedings that may be
in or before any court, tribunal, coroner, Magistrate or other person.
(2) If
the proceedings are proceedings for an indictable offence and are conducted by
or on behalf of the Crown, the Commission must, to the extent to which the
Commission thinks it necessary to do so to ensure that the accused's right to
a fair trial is not prejudiced--
(a) ensure that, as far as practicable, the
investigation is conducted in private during the currency of the proceedings,
and
(b) give directions under section 112, having effect during the currency
of the proceedings, and
(c) defer making a report to Parliament in relation
to the investigation during the currency of the proceedings.
(2A) Subsection
(2) does not apply--
(a) (in the case of committal proceedings) before the
commencement of the committal hearing, and
(b) (in any other case) after the
proceedings cease to be proceedings for the trial of a person before a jury.
(3) This section has effect whether or not the proceedings commenced before or
after the relevant investigation commenced and has effect whether or not the
Commission or an officer of the Commission is a party to the proceedings.
