New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POLICE INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 1996 - SECT 75D

75D Duty to notify Commission of possible officer misconduct

(cf ICAC Act s 11)

(1) This section applies to the following officers:

(a) the Ombudsman,

(b) the Crime Commissioner,

(c) the Commissioner of Police,

(d) the principal officer of a public authority,

(e) an officer who constitutes a public authority.

(2) An officer to whom this section applies is under a duty to report to the Commission any matter that the officer suspects on reasonable grounds concerns or may concern officer misconduct.

(3) The Commission may issue guidelines as to what matters need or need not be reported.

(4) This section has effect despite any duty of secrecy or other restriction on disclosure.

(5) For the purposes of this section, the regulations may prescribe who is the principal officer of a public authority, but in the absence of regulations applying in relation to a particular public authority, the principal officer is the person who is the head of the authority, its most senior officer or the person normally entitled to preside at its meetings.