New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION ACT 1988 - SECT 72E

72E Functions of committee

(1) The functions of the designated committee are--

(a) to prepare for consideration by the Legislative Assembly draft codes of conduct for members of the Legislative Assembly and draft amendments to codes of conduct already adopted, and

(b) to carry out educative work relating to ethical standards applying to members of the Legislative Assembly, and

(c) to give advice in relation to such ethical standards in response to requests for advice by the Legislative Assembly, but not in relation to actual or alleged conduct of any particular person.

(1A) The designated committee may appoint any member of the public for the purpose of assisting the committee to carry out any of its functions under this section in relation to a code of conduct.

(2) The designated committee may seek comments from the public in relation to any of its functions under this section.

(3) Before presenting a draft code of conduct for consideration by the Legislative Assembly, the designated committee must--

(a) give public notice of the place at which, the dates on which, and the times during which, a draft code of conduct may be inspected by the public, and

(b) publicly exhibit a copy of the draft code of conduct at the place, on the dates and during the times set out in the notice, and

(c) specify, in the notice, the period during which submissions may be made to the committee.

(4) Any person may, during the period referred to in subsection (3) (c), make submissions in writing to the designated committee with respect to the provisions of the draft code of conduct. The committee must take any such submissions into consideration.

(5) The designated committee is to review a code of conduct adopted by the Legislative Assembly at least once every 4 years.