Referring allegations to Parliamentary Commissioner or Auditor General under s. 45M(c)
45S Referring allegations to Parliamentary Commissioner or Auditor General under s. 45M(c)
The Public Sector Commissioner is not to refer an allegation to the Parliamentary Commissioner or the Auditor General under section 45M(c) without having first consulted the Parliamentary Commissioner or the Auditor General.
If an allegation is referred to the Parliamentary Commissioner, the allegation is to be treated by the Parliamentary Commissioner as if it were a complaint duly made under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 section 17 and that Act applies to and in relation to the allegation accordingly.
If an allegation is referred to the Auditor General, the Auditor General may investigate the allegation and the Auditor General Act 2006 applies to the investigation as if it were an investigation under section 18(2) of that Act.
The Auditor General Act 2006 does not prevent the Auditor General or any person to whom section 46(2) of that Act applies from disclosing to —
the Public Sector Commissioner; or
a person who is authorised by the Public Sector Commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph,
information obtained in the course of an investigation under subsection (3).
[Section 45S inserted: No. 35 of 2014 s. 21.]
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