Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIME AND CORRUPTION ACT 2001 - SECT 35

35 How commission performs its corruption functions

(1) Without limiting how the commission may perform its corruption functions, it performs its corruption functions by doing 1 or more of the following—

(a) expeditiously assessing complaints about, or information or matters (also
"complaints" ) involving, corruption made or notified to it;

(b) referring complaints about corruption within a unit of public administration to a relevant public official to be dealt with by the public official;

(c) performing its monitoring role for police misconduct as provided for under section 47 (1) ;

(d) performing its monitoring role for corrupt conduct as provided for under section 48 (1) ;

(e) dealing with complaints about corrupt conduct, by itself or in cooperation with a unit of public administration;

(f) investigating and otherwise dealing with, on its own initiative—

(i) the incidence, or particular cases, of corruption throughout the State; or

(ii) the matters mentioned in section 33 (2) ;

(g) assuming responsibility for, and completing, an investigation, by itself or in cooperation with a unit of public administration, if the commission considers that action to be appropriate having regard to the principles set out in section 34 ;

(h) when conducting or monitoring investigations, gathering evidence for or ensuring evidence is gathered for—

(i) the prosecution of persons for offences; or

(ii) disciplinary proceedings against persons;

(i) assessing the appropriateness of systems and procedures adopted by a unit of public administration for dealing with complaints about corruption;

(j) providing advice and recommendations to a unit of public administration about dealing with complaints about corruption in an appropriate way.

(2) In performing its corruption functions in a way mentioned in subsection (1) , the commission should, whenever possible, liaise with a relevant public official.

(3) In performing its corruption function under section 33 (1) (b) , the commission must focus on more serious cases of corrupt conduct and cases of systemic corrupt conduct within a unit of public administration.