(a) to
make inquiries (from the LECC, and the Commander, Professional Standards
Command, and from any other person or body the Commissioner considers
appropriate) as to the person's integrity, and
(b) to have regard to any
information that comes to the Commissioner's attention (whether as a result of
inquiries under paragraph (a) or otherwise) as to the person's integrity.
(2)
The LECC, subject to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 , and
the Commander, Professional Standards Command, are required to furnish a
report to the Commissioner (on the basis of the information available to the
Commission or the Commander and without the need for any special investigation
or inquiry) on the person the subject of an inquiry by the Commissioner.
(a) require the person to provide a
statutory declaration, in such form (if any) as may be prescribed by the
regulations, that the person has not knowingly engaged in specified misconduct
or any other misconduct, and
(b) have regard to the statutory declaration so
provided.
(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a person who is not, and has
never been, a police officer (whether a member of the NSW Police Force, or the
Police Force, by whatever name described, of another State or Territory, or of
another country).
(6) A person who does not provide a statutory declaration
in accordance with a requirement under subsection (4) is ineligible for
appointment.
(7) The fact that a person does not provide a statutory
declaration in accordance with such a requirement is not to be taken into
consideration for a purpose other than the assessment of the person's
eligibility to be appointed as a NSW Police Force senior executive.
(8) In
the case of the appointment of a person as the Commander, Professional
Standards Command, the functions of that Commander under this section are to
be exercised by a Deputy Commissioner nominated by the Commissioner.
