New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf ICAC Act s 14)
(1) Other functions of the Commission include the following:(a) to assemble evidence that may be admissible in the prosecution of a person for a criminal offence against the law of the State and to furnish any such evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions,(b) to assemble evidence that may be used in:(i) the investigation of a police complaint or administrative officer complaint, or(ii) deciding whether to take action under section 173 or 181D of the Police Act 1990 ,and to furnish any such evidence to the Minister, the Commissioner of Police or other appropriate authority in the State,(c) to assemble evidence that may be admissible in the prosecution of a person (other than a police officer) for a disciplinary offence under the law of the State and to furnish any such evidence to the appropriate authority in the State,(d) to furnish evidence obtained in the course of its investigations (being evidence that may be admissible in the prosecution of a person for a criminal offence against or a disciplinary offence under the law of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory) to the Attorney General or to the appropriate authority in the jurisdiction concerned.
(2) Evidence of the kind referred to in subsection (1) (d) may be accompanied by any observations that the Commission thinks appropriate and (in the case of evidence furnished to the Attorney General) recommendations as to what action the Commission considers should be taken in relation to the evidence.
(3) A copy or detailed description of any evidence furnished to the appropriate authority in another jurisdiction, together with a copy of any accompanying observations, is to be furnished to the Attorney General.
(4) If the Commission obtains any information in the course of its investigations relating to the exercise of the functions of a public authority (other than the Ombudsman in the exercise of its functions in relation to police misconduct or police complaints), the Commission may, if it thinks it desirable to do so:(a) furnish the information or a report of the information to the authority or the Minister for the authority, and(b) make to the authority or the Minister for the authority such recommendations (if any) relating to the exercise of the functions of the authority as the Commission thinks appropriate.
(5) A copy of any information or report furnished to a public authority under subsection (4), together with a copy of any such recommendation, is to be furnished to the Minister for the authority.
(6) If the Commission furnishes any evidence or information to a person under this section on the understanding that the information is confidential, the person is subject to the secrecy provisions of section 56 in relation to the evidence or information.