Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Victorian Inspectorate may on its own motion in the course of performing its functions investigate the conduct of the IBAC or IBAC personnel in respect of the—
(a) performance or exercise; or
(b) failure to perform or exercise; or
(c) purported performance or purported exercise—
by the IBAC or IBAC personnel of the duties, functions or powers conferred on the IBAC or IBAC personnel in relation to any matter.
(2) The Victorian Inspectorate may on its own motion in the course of performing its functions investigate the conduct of a VAGO officer in respect of—
(a) the exercise or purported exercise of coercive powers in relation to any matter; or
S. 46(2)(b) amended by No. 12/2019 s. 14.
(b) the compliance with sections 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 51 of the Audit Act 1994 .
(3) The Victorian Inspectorate may on its own motion in the course of performing its functions investigate the conduct of an Ombudsman officer in respect of—
(a) the exercise or purported exercise of coercive powers in relation to any matter; or
(b) the compliance with procedural fairness requirements in the performance of functions under the Ombudsman Act 1973 or any other Act, including in the conduct of enquiries and investigations and the making of reports and recommendations under the Ombudsman Act 1973 or any other Act.
(4) The Victorian Inspectorate, on its own motion, may investigate the conduct of the Chief Examiner or an Examiner in respect of—
(a) the exercise or purported exercise of coercive powers in relation to any matter; or
(b) compliance with the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 .
S. 46(5) inserted by No. 20/2017 s. 114.
(5) The Victorian Inspectorate, on its own motion, may investigate the conduct of an officer of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner in respect of—
(a) the exercise or purported exercise of coercive powers in relation to any matter; or
S. 46(5)(b) substituted by No. 2/2019 s. 139.
(b) the compliance with procedural fairness requirements in—
(i) the exercise, or purported exercise, of coercive powers under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 ; and
(ii) the conduct of investigations under Part VIB of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ; and
(iii) the making of recommendations under section 61L of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ; and
(iv) the making of investigation reports under section 61Q of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ; and
(v) the making of compliance notices under Part 3 of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 .
S. 46(5)(c) repealed by No. 2/2019 s. 139.
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S. 46(6) inserted by No. 21/2020 s. 89.
(6) The Victorian Inspectorate, on its own motion, may investigate the conduct of the Wage Inspectorate Victoria or a Wage Inspectorate Victoria officer in respect of the exercise or purported exercise of coercive powers in relation to any matter.
S. 46(7) inserted by No. 50/2021 s. 110, repealed by No. 31/2023 s. 25.
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S. 47 amended by No. 82/2012 ss 40, 207, 270.