(1) The Auditor-General must not include in a report under this Act or any other Act—
(a) any information that the Auditor-General considers would prejudice any criminal proceeding or criminal investigation, or any investigations by the IBAC or the Victorian Inspectorate; or
(b) a finding or an opinion that a specified person is guilty of or has committed, is committing or is about to commit an offence; or
(c) a recommendation that a specified person be, or an opinion that a specified person should be, prosecuted for an offence.
(2) If the Auditor-General intends to include
in a
report under this Act or any other Act a comment or an opinion that is adverse
to any person who is to be named in the report and who is an officer or
employee of a public body, associated entity or other entity, the public body,
associated entity or other entity, after receiving a copy of the proposed
report or the relevant part of the proposed report, must give the person a
reasonable opportunity to respond to the public body, associated entity or
other entity in relation to the adverse material.
Pt 9 (Heading and ss 66– 72) inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.
Part 9—Notifications and information sharing
S. 66 inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.