Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER ACT 2006 - SECT 223A

Undertaking the review

             (1)  The Minister must cause an independent review to be undertaken of the first 3 years of the operation of this Act.

Report to Minister

             (2)  The persons undertaking the review must give the Minister a written report of the review within 6 months after the end of the 3-year period.

Submissions

             (3)  The review must include an opportunity for:

                     (a)  persons who are, or have been, staff members of law enforcement agencies; and

                     (b)  members of the public;

to make written submissions on the operation of this Act.

Assistance

             (4)  The Integrity Commissioner and staff members of ACLEI must, if requested to do so by the persons undertaking the review, assist them in:

                     (a)  conducting the review; and

                     (b)  preparing the written report.

Tabling of report

             (5)  The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House.

Section not to apply if review conducted by Parliamentary committee

             (6)  However, this section does not apply if a committee of one or both Houses of the Parliament (including the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity) has reviewed the operation of this Act, or started such a review, before the end of the 3-year period.

Definition

             (7)  In this section:

"independent review" means a review undertaken by a person or persons who, in the Minister's opinion, possess appropriate qualifications to undertake the review.