Crime and Corruption Act 2001

The person mentioned in column 1 of the following table (the notifier) must notify the parliamentary committee and the parliamentary commissioner of all conduct of a person mentioned opposite the notifier in column 2 of the table that the notifier suspects involves, or may involve, improper conduct.

A notification under subsection (1) must be given in the way and within the time required by the parliamentary committee or parliamentary commissioner.

In forming a suspicion for subsection (1) in relation to the conduct of a person, the notifier must disregard the intention of the person in engaging in the conduct.

In this section—improper conduct, of a person, means—

disgraceful or improper conduct in an official capacity; or

disgraceful or improper conduct in a private capacity that reflects seriously and adversely on the commission; or

conduct that would, if the person were an officer in a unit of public administration, be corrupt conduct; or

disclosure of confidential information without the required authorisation, whether or not the disclosure contravenes an Act; or

failure to ensure—

a register kept by the commission under an Act is up to date and complete; or

all required documentation is on a file kept by the commission and correctly noted on a register kept by the commission under an Act; or

exercise of a power without obtaining the required authorisation, whether inadvertently or deliberately; or

noncompliance with a policy or procedural guideline set by the commission, whether inadvertently or deliberately, that is not of a minor or trivial nature; or

exercise of a power conferred on the person under this or another Act in a way that is an abuse of the power.