Crime and Corruption Act 2001

The reference committee must review each general referral within 5 years of it being made or last confirmed under subsection (5).

In conducting the review, the reference committee must give fresh consideration to the matters mentioned in section 28(2) to (4) as if a reference in the subsections to a referral were a reference to a confirmation under subsection (5).

The senior executive officer (crime) may make submissions to the reference committee about its decision on the review if the general referral was initially requested by the senior executive officer (crime).

The reference committee may ask the senior executive officer (crime) to help the committee to conduct the review, and, if asked, the senior executive officer (crime) must give the committee the help it needs to conduct the review.

In deciding the review, the reference committee may—

confirm the referral with or without amendment; or

replace the referral with a referral to the commissioner of police under section 31; or

end the referral.

If the reference committee does not act under subsection (5) before the end of the 5 year period mentioned in subsection (1), the referral lapses.