South Australian Numbered Acts

POLICE COMPLAINTS AND DISCIPLINE ACT 2016 (NO 60 OF 2016) - SECT 27

27—OPI may direct Commissioner etc in relation to handling of complaints and reports

        (1)         Without limiting any other power or function of the OPI, the OPI may, in relation to a complaint or report, give such directions to the Commissioner, the IIS or to a police officer assisting in an investigation or conducting an investigation on behalf of the IIS as the OPI thinks fit.

        (2)         Without limiting the generality of subsection (1)

, a direction may include—

            (a)         a requirement that the IIS or a specified person provide specified information relating to a specified complaint or report; or

            (b)         a requirement that the IIS or a specified person produce to the OPI a specified document or record relating to a specified complaint or report that is under the control of SA Police; or

            (c)         the methods to be employed, the matters to be investigated or the evidence to be obtained in relation to a specified investigation or class of investigations.

        (3)         A direction—

            (a)         must be by notice in writing; and

            (b)         may only be given after consultation with the officer in charge of the IIS.

        (4)         The OPI may, by notice in writing, vary or revoke a direction.

        (5)         The Commissioner must ensure that any direction under this section is complied with without undue delay.