INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 80 Notice of withdrawal of referral

INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 80

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), if the IBAC withdraws a complaint or notification to the IBAC referred to a person or body under section 79, the IBAC may notify the person or body who made the complaint or notification of that withdrawal of the referral and that the IBAC is to investigate the complaint or notification.

    (2)     The IBAC must not notify a person or a body under subsection (1) if the IBAC considers that notifying that person would—

        (a)     not be in the public interest or in the interests of justice; or

        (b)     put a person's safety at risk; or

        (c)     cause unreasonable damage to a person's reputation; or

S. 80(2)(d) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.12).

        (d)     prejudice an investigation under this Act or an investigation by Victoria Police or the person or body to which the referral was made; or

        (e)     otherwise contravene any applicable statutory secrecy obligations or which would involve the unreasonable disclosure of information relating to the personal affairs of any person.

Pt 4 (Headings and ss 36– 45) substituted as Pt 4 (Headings and ss 81– 101) by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)).

Part 4—Investigative powers

Division 1—Authorised officers

S. 81 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)).