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LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2006 - SECT 21

Law enforcement agency head to pass on new information in relation to corruption issue already notified

             (1)  If the head of a law enforcement agency:

                     (a)  notifies the Integrity Commissioner of a corruption issue under section 19 and indicates that it is a significant corruption issue; and

                     (b)  subsequently becomes aware of an allegation, or information, that is relevant to the corruption issue;

the head of the agency must give the Integrity Commissioner details of the allegation, or give the Integrity Commissioner the information, as soon as practicable after the head of the agency becomes aware of the allegation or information.

             (2)  Subsection (1) has effect subject to subsection 150(1) but despite any secrecy provision (other than a law enforcement secrecy provision or a taxation secrecy provision).

             (3)  The head of the agency does not need to take action under subsection (1), however, if the head of the agency:

                     (a)  has reasonable grounds to believe that the Integrity Commissioner is already aware of the allegation or the information; or

                     (b)  becomes aware of the allegation or information in the course of an investigation of the corruption issue and:

                              (i)  the agency is conducting the investigation as a result of the Integrity Commissioner referring that corruption issue to the agency for investigation; or

                             (ii)  the Integrity Commissioner is managing or overseeing the investigation.



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