Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003

The Parliamentary Inspector has the following functions —

to audit the operation of the Act;

to audit the operations of the Commission for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the laws of the State;

to deal with matters of misconduct on the part of the Commission, officers of the Commission and officers of the Parliamentary Inspector;

to audit any operation carried out pursuant to the powers conferred or made available by this Act;

to assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of the Commission’s procedures;

to make recommendations to the Commission, independent agencies and appropriate authorities;

to report and make recommendations to either House of Parliament and the Standing Committee;

to perform any other function given to the Parliamentary Inspector under this or another Act.

The functions of the Parliamentary Inspector may be performed —

on the Parliamentary Inspector’s own initiative; or

at the request of the Minister; or

in response to a matter reported to the Parliamentary Inspector; or

in response to a reference by either House of Parliament, the Standing Committee or the Commission.

The Parliamentary Inspector may declare himself or herself unable to act in respect of a particular matter by reason of an actual or potential conflict of interest.

The Commission is not to exercise any of its powers in relation to the Parliamentary Inspector.