New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 14A

14A Special audit of reform process

(1) The Commission is required to engage one or more suitably qualified and experienced persons (referred to in this section as "auditors") to conduct an ongoing audit of the kind referred to in Recommendation 174 of the Final Report of the Police Royal Commission and described in Appendix 31 to that Report.

(2) The audit is to be conducted over a period of at least three years, and must be completed before the expiration of the period of four years, commencing with the date of commencement of this section, but is to have regard to matters arising before as well as after that date.

(3) The Commission is responsible for the selection and engagement of the auditors, the approval of the audit specifications and terms of reference, and the oversight and administration of the audit process.

(4) The auditors are to furnish progress reports to the Commission as to the conduct of the audit, and are to furnish a final report to the Commission as soon as possible after the completion of the audit.

(5) The Commission is to furnish a copy of each such report to the Minister and the Commissioner of Police, together with such comments and recommendations as it thinks fit.

(6) Nothing in this section affects any other function of the Commission with respect to the monitoring and auditing of the operations and procedures of the NSW Police Force.