Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

Acting Commissioner means the Acting Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;

appropriate authority, in relation to an investigation under this Act, means the department or authority by which or on behalf of which the action that is the subject of such investigation was taken;

authority has the meaning given by section 4A;

CCS Act means the Children and Community Services Act 2004;

Commissioner means the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;

Commissioner of Police means the person holding or acting in the office of Commissioner of Police under the Police Act 1892;

contractor means a contractor as defined in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999, the Declared Places (Mental Impairment) Act 2015 or the Prisons Act 1981, as is relevant to the case;

Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning given to Commission under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003;

department means a department of the Public Service;

Deputy Commissioner means the Deputy Parliamentary Commissioner for Administrative Investigations appointed under this Act;

Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991;

head, of a relevant entity, has the meaning given in section 19E;

Inspector of Custodial Services means the Inspector of Custodial Services under the Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003;

investigator, conducting an investigation under Part III Division 3B, means a person or body conducting the investigation under that Division on behalf of the head of a relevant entity for the purposes of the reportable conduct scheme;

officer of the Commissioner means an officer appointed under section 9(1);

officer of the Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning given to officer of the Commission under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003;

officer of the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning given to officer of the Parliamentary Inspector under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003;

Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission has the meaning given to Parliamentary Inspector under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003;

person aggrieved, in relation to a complaint under this Act, means the person who appears from the complaint to be the person personally affected by the action to which the complaint relates;

principal officer means —

public service officer has the meaning that it has in the Public Sector Management Act 1994;

relevant entity means an entity to which the reportable conduct scheme applies under section 19I;

religious body means a body established or operated for a religious purpose that operates under the auspices of 1 or more religious denominations or faiths;

reportable allegation has the meaning given in section 19F;

reportable conduct has the meaning given in section 19G;

reportable conduct scheme means the scheme established under Part III Division 3B;

reportable conviction has the meaning given in section 19H;

responsible Minister means —

staff, in relation to the Commissioner, means officers of the Commissioner and persons whose services are used under section 9(2a) and persons engaged under section 9(2B);

subcontractor means a subcontractor as defined in the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999, the Declared Places (Mental Impairment) Act 2015 or the Prisons Act 1981, as is relevant to the case;

tribunal includes the person constituting a tribunal consisting of one person.

[Section 4 amended: No. 13 of 1982 s. 2; No. 73 of 1994 s. 4; No. 78 of 1996 s. 5 and 21; No. 43 of 1999 s. 20; No. 47 of 1999 s. 23; No. 74 of 2003 s. 91(2); No. 75 of 2003 s. 56(1); No. 78 of 2003 s. 72; No. 10 of 2009 s. 5; No. 35 of 2014 s. 36(2); No. 4 of 2015 s. 87(2); No. 25 of 2022 s. 5; No. 10 of 2023 s. 410.]