New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT COMMISSION ACT 2016 - SECT 35

35 Making complaints to Commission

(1) Any person (including a public authority) may complain to the Commission about conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee that is (or could be) officer misconduct or officer maladministration.

(2) Any person (including a public authority) may complain to the Commission about conduct of the Crime Commission or the NSW Police Force that is (or could be) agency maladministration.

(3) A public official may complain to the Commission about the conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee.

Note : Protections may be available under the following provisions to persons who make a complaint referred to in this section--

(a) the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 , Part 3--if the complaint is a public interest disclosure,

(b) Part 6A--if the making of the complaint is protected action within the meaning of the Part.

(4) This section does not affect any other right of a person to complain about the conduct of a police officer, Crime Commission officer or administrative employee or the conduct of the Crime Commission or the NSW Police Force.

Note : For example, a complaint about the conduct of a police officer may also be made to the Commissioner of Police under section 124 of the Police Act 1990 .

(5) In this section--

"public official" has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 .