Time limit for investigations under this Division
337CB Time limit for investigations under this Division
An investigation under this Division must be completed within 90 days after allocation of the handling of the relevant disclosure.
The General Manager may extend, or further extend, the 90‑day period by such additional period (which may exceed 90 days) as the General Manager considers appropriate:
on the General Manager’s own initiative; or
on application made by the authorised official; or
on application made by the discloser.
If the 90‑day period is extended, or further extended:
the General Manager must inform the discloser of the extension or further extension, and of the reasons for the extension or further extension; and
the authorised official must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the extension or further extension, inform the discloser of the progress of the investigation.
Subsection (3) does not apply if contacting the discloser is not reasonably practicable.
Failure to complete the investigation within the time limit under this section does not affect the validity of the investigation.
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