Current investigations, complaints and audits
167 Current investigations, complaints and audits
(1) This section applies to the Information Commissioner if, immediately before the commencement, the Information Commissioner was investigating or otherwise dealing with a complaint relating to, or was conducting an audit of, the records of any of the following:
the Health Complaints Commissioner;
the ICAC;
(c) the Ombudsman referred to in section 9 of the Ombudsman Act 2009;
the Auditor-General.
(2) On the commencement, the Information Commissioner must cease investigating or otherwise dealing with the complaint or conducting the audit.
(3) As soon as practicable after the commencement, the Information Commissioner must notify the Inspector under section 40 of the Integrity and Ethics Commissioner Act 2025 that the Information Commissioner has a conflict of interest in relation to the investigation, complaint or audit.
In this section:
Inspector, see section 3 of the Integrity and Ethics Commissioner Act 2025.
Part 15 Transitional matter for Attorney-General and Police Legislation Amendment Act 2025
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