Integrity Commission Act 2009

The Integrity Commission is to perform its functions and exercise its powers in such a way as to – raise standards of conduct, propriety and ethics in public authorities; and work cooperatively with public authorities, integrity entities and Parliamentary integrity entities to prevent or respond to misconduct; and improve the capacity of public authorities to prevent and respond to cases of misconduct; and ensure that action to prevent and respond to misconduct in a public authority is taken if the public authority has the capacity, and it is in the public interest, to do so; and deal with matters of misconduct by designated public officers; and ensure that matters of misconduct or serious misconduct are dealt with expeditiously at a level and by a person that it considers is appropriate; and not duplicate or interfere with work that it considers has been undertaken or is being undertaken appropriately by a public authority.

In the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers, the Integrity Commission is not bound by the rules of law governing the admission of evidence but may inform itself of any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.

The Integrity Commission is to perform its functions and exercise its powers with as little formality and technicality as possible.