Integrity Commission Act 2009 (TAS)

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Integrity Commission Act 2009

An Act to establish an Integrity Commission and for related matters and to amend certain Acts

[Royal Assent 17 December 2009]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Integrity Commission Act 2009 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day or days to be proclaimed. 3Object and objectives (1)  The object of this Act is to promote and enhance standards of ethical conduct by public officers by the establishment of an Integrity Commission. (2)  The objectives of the Integrity Commission are to – (a) improve the standard of conduct, propriety and ethics in public authorities in Tasmania; and (b) enhance public confidence that misconduct by public officers will be appropriately investigated and dealt with; and (c) enhance the quality of, and commitment to, ethical conduct by adopting a strong, educative, preventative and advisory role. (3)  The Integrity Commission will endeavour to achieve these objectives by – (a) educating public officers and the public about integrity; and (b) assisting public authorities deal with misconduct; and (c) dealing with allegations of serious misconduct or misconduct by designated public officers; and (d) making findings and recommendations in relation to its investigations and inquiries. 4Interpretation (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – assessor means a person appointed under section 35(2) ; audit includes to examine, investigate, inspect and review; authorised person means a person authorised under section 21 ; Board means the Board of the Integrity Commission established under section 12 ; Chief Commissioner means the person appointed under section 15 ; chief executive officer means the person appointed under section 17 ; complainant, in relation to a complaint, means the person making the complaint, whether on that person’s behalf or on behalf of some other person; complaint means a complaint made under section 33 and includes any associated matters relating to the complaint; council-owned company means a company incorporated under the Corporations Act that is controlled by one or more councils or another company that is so controlled; designated public officer means a public officer specified in section 6 ; DPP means the person appointed as Director of Public Prosecutions under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1973 ; functions includes duties; Government Business Enterprise means a Government Business Enterprise within the meaning of the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995 ; Government department means any department established under the State Service Act 2000 , or constituted by any other enactment as a department within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ; Head of Agency has the same meaning as in the State Service Act 2000 ; inquiry officer means a person appointed or required under section 63 to assist an Integrity Tribunal with the conduct of an inquiry; Integrity Commission means the Integrity Commission…

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