New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 5B

5B Misconduct of Crime Commission officers

(1) Definition For the purposes of this Act, "misconduct" of a Crime Commission officer means any misconduct (by way of action or inaction or alleged action or inaction) of a Crime Commission officer:

(a) whether or not it also involves participants who are not Crime Commission officers, and

(b) whether or not it occurs while the Crime Commission officer is officially on duty, and

(c) whether or not it occurred before the commencement of this subsection, and

(d) whether or not it occurred outside the State or outside Australia.

(2) Examples Misconduct of a Crime Commission officer can involve (but is not limited to) any of the following:

(a) the commission of a criminal offence by a Crime Commission officer,

(b) any misconduct, irregularity, neglect of duty, breach of discipline or other matter that constitutes or may constitute grounds for disciplinary action under any law,

(c) corrupt conduct within the meaning of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 involving a Crime Commission officer.

(3) Former Crime Commission officers Conduct may be dealt with, or continue to be dealt with, under this Act even though any Crime Commission officer involved has ceased to be a Crime Commission officer. Accordingly, references in this Act to a Crime Commission officer extend, where appropriate, to include a former Crime Commission officer.