Integrity and Ethics Commissioner Act 2025

(1) This section applies in relation to the Inspector determining whether a person is a suitable person to be, or remain as, a member of Inspector staff.

(2) The Inspector may request the person to do any of the following:

(a) provide or consent to a criminal history check and, if necessary, provide biometric data for that purpose;

(b) declare personal interests the Inspector considers relevant;

(c) undergo a police intelligence or integrity check;

(d) undergo a medical or psychological assessment;

(e) make a statutory declaration in relation to matters determined by the Inspector to be relevant to the person's suitability.

(3) The Inspector may take into account the person's irrelevant criminal record, if:

(a) it appears relevant to the person's ability to be involved in a particular matter in a way that will be and appear to be impartial; or

(b) it may generally bring the Inspector's reputation for impartiality and integrity into disrepute; or

(c) it may affect the person's ability to carry out substantial parts of the person's role.

(4) A person who has a recent political affiliation is not suitable to be a member of Inspector staff unless the person satisfies the Inspector that the person's past and present political opinion, affiliation or activity is sufficiently minor or remote so as not to affect the person's suitability to be a member of Inspector staff.

(5) The acts referred to in subsections (2), (3) and (4) are authorised for section 53 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992.

irrelevant criminal record, see section 4(1) of the Anti‑Discrimination Act 1992.