Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Financial Management Regulations 2004 - SECT 14

Report on completion of investigation

14. Report on completion of investigation



(1) The investigator must make a report to the empowered officer within 3
months after completing the investigation or within such further period as the
empowered officer allows.





(2) In addition to stating all relevant facts and findings, the report must
include-

   (a)  reasons for the findings of the investigator; and

   (b)  a statement of any defects in official practices and procedures that,
        in the opinion of the investigator, contributed to the relevant
        incident; and

   (c)  a statement of the amount that, in the opinion of the investigator, is
        equal-

   (i)  in the case of loss of or deficiencies in money, to the amount of the
        loss or deficiency;

   (ii) in the case of loss or destruction of property, to the value of the
        property lost or destroyed;

   (iii) in the case of damage to property, to the expense of repairing the
        damage to the property or the value of the property, whichever is the
        less; and

   (d)  if the report contains a finding that the relevant employee has caused
        or contributed to the relevant incident, particulars of any mitigating
        circumstances, including-

   (i)  the extent of the work experience of the employee;

   (ii) the extent to which the employee was supervised in the performance of
        such of his or her duties as related to the money or property in
        relation to which the relevant incident occurred;

   (iii) the adequacy of official instructions given to the employee with
        respect to those duties;

   (iv) the conditions under which, at the time of the relevant incident, the
        employee was required to perform his or her duties, including the
        workload and the facilities for the performance of those duties;

   (v)  the reliability and efficiency of the employee in the performance of
        his or her duties generally;

   (vi) the amount of any allowances to which the employee was entitled by way
        of compensation for the assumption of responsibility for public money
        or other property of the State; and

   (e)  a record of any objection made by the relevant employee or any witness
        in relation to the procedure followed at the investigation; and

   (f)  the reasons for refusing any request by the relevant employee for a
        witness to be examined.