Part 6—Dealing with corruption issues
Division 1—Dealing with corruption issues
40 Commissioner may deal with corruption issues
(1) The Commissioner may deal with a corruption issue that:
- (a) is referred to the Commissioner; or
- (b) the Commissioner becomes aware of in any other way.
(2) To avoid doubt, the Commissioner may deal with a corruption issue on the Commissioner's own initiative.
41 How Commissioner deals with corruption issues
(1) The Commissioner may deal with a corruption issue in any one or more of the following ways:
- (a) by investigating the corruption issue;
- (b) by investigating the corruption issue jointly with a Commonwealth agency or a State or Territory government entity;
- (c) by referring, for investigation, the corruption issue to a Commonwealth agency to which the corruption issue relates (if the Commissioner is satisfied that the agency has appropriate capabilities to investigate the issue);
- (d) by referring, for consideration, the corruption issue to a Commonwealth agency or a State or Territory government entity.
(2) An investigation mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is a corruption investigation.
Corruption investigation threshold—serious or systemic corrupt conduct
(3) The Commissioner may conduct, or continue to conduct, a corruption investigation only if the Commissioner is of the opinion
