New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT COMMISSION ACT 2016 - SECT 59

59 Injunctions

(1) The Supreme Court may, on application made by the Commission, grant an injunction restraining any conduct in which a person (whether or not a public authority or public official) is engaging or in which such a person might engage, if the conduct is the subject of, or affects or could affect the subject of, an investigation or proposed investigation.

(2) The Supreme Court is not to grant an injunction under this section unless it is of the opinion that--

(a) the conduct sought to be restrained is likely to impede the conduct of the investigation or proposed investigation, or

(b) it is necessary to restrain the conduct in order to prevent irreparable harm being done because of officer misconduct or serious maladministration or suspected officer misconduct or serious maladministration.

(3) The Commission is not to be required, as a condition for the granting of an injunction under this section, to give any undertakings as to damages.