Official Corruption Commission Amendment Act 1991 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

OFFICIAL CORRUPTION

COMMISSION AMENDMENT

ACT 1991

No. 35 of 1991

AN ACT to amend the Official Corruption Commission Act

1988.

[Assented to 4 December 1991]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Official Corruption Commission

Amendment Act 1991.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives

the Royal Assent.

No. 35] Official Corruption Commission Amendment

Act 1991

Commission may report to Parliament

3. Section 7 of the Official Corruption Commission Act 1988 is

amended by

(a) adding the following subsections

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(6) The Commission may at its discretion after an investigation under subsection (3), report to each House of Parliament

(a)

in respect of any findings of illegality; or

(b)

matters where a person under investigation requests public disclosure of a clearance arising out of, or concerned with, the investigation. The report may be accompanied by a recommendation for further action where the Commission sees fit. The Commission may also at any time during an investigation report to each House of Parliament if it considers that the investigation is not being properly, efficiently or expeditiously conducted.

(7) No report made under subsection (6) shall reflect adversely on a person or body without that person or body first having been given the right to be heard.

(8) In making a report under subsection (6) the Commission may report facts only and not express ethical or other judgments. ";

(b) deleting from the third line of subsection (1) (b) the word "and" and substituting "or".