Powers of others not affected
55 Powers of others not affected
This Act does not affect —
a function under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 of the Parliamentary Commissioner;
a function under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 of the Corruption and Crime Commission, the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner under that Act, the Public Sector Commissioner or the Parliamentary Inspector; or
a function under the Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003 of the Inspector of Custodial Services; or
a function under the Prisons Act 1981, or the Young Offenders Act 1994, of a visiting justice.
If a person is in detention under a preventative detention order, the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 section 23(1b) does not authorise the disclosure of information, or the making of a statement, in relation to the person or the detention unless the Parliamentary Commissioner has first consulted the Commissioner about disclosing the information or making the statement.
If a person is in detention under a preventative detention order, the Inspector of Custodial Services Act 2003 section 46(1) does not authorise the disclosure of information, or the making of a statement, in relation to the person or the detention unless the Inspector of Custodial Services has first consulted the Commissioner about disclosing the information or making the statement.
[Section 55 amended: No. 35 of 2014 s. 38(8); No. 5 of 2024 s. 36.]
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