Victorian Current Acts

INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 57

S. 57(1) substituted by No. 30/2016 s. 19.

    (1)     Subject to any exemption notices issued under section 57B, the relevant principal officer must notify the IBAC of any matter which the person suspects on reasonable grounds involves corrupt conduct occurring or having occurred.

S. 57(1A) inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 19.

    (1A)     Subsection (1) does not apply to—

        (a)     the Chief Commissioner of Police; or

        (b)     any person who is subject to a mandatory notification provision specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) of the definition of mandatory notification provision ; or

        (c)     any matter involving corrupt conduct of the IBAC or IBAC personnel.

S. 57(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.6(a)).

    (2)     The Chief Commissioner of Police must notify the IBAC of any complaint received by the Chief Commissioner of Police about corrupt conduct or police personnel misconduct by a Victoria Police employee or police recruit.

S. 57(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.6(a)).

    (3)     If the Chief Commissioner of Police investigates a complaint about police personnel misconduct by a Victoria Police employee or police recruit, after completing that investigation, the Chief Commissioner of Police must in writing report to the IBAC on—

        (a)     the results of the investigation; and

        (b)     the action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken.

Note to s. 57(3) substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.6(b)).

Note

Under sections 169 and 170 of the Victoria Police Act 2013 , the Chief Commissioner of Police must provide the IBAC with certain details relating to complaints about police officers or protective services officers.

S. 57(4) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.6(c)).

    (4)     The Chief Commissioner of Police must notify the IBAC of any complaint made to a police officer or protective services officer under section 167 of the Victoria Police Act 2013 about conduct of—

        (a)     the Chief Commissioner of Police; or

        (b)     a Deputy Commissioner of Police; or

        (c)     an Assistant Commissioner of Police.

    (5)     A notification under subsection (2) or (4) must be made as soon as practicable after the Chief Commissioner of Police receives the complaint.

S. 57(6) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.6(d)).

    (6)     The Chief Commissioner of Police may notify the IBAC about police personnel conduct of a member of Victoria Police personnel.

    (7)     This section has effect despite any duty of secrecy or other restriction on disclosure.

S. 57A inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 20.