Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 176(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89(Sch. 1 Pt D item 4(a)).
(1) For the purposes of an investigation of a public interest complaint relating to a police officer or protective services officer, the Chief Commissioner may direct any police officer or protective services officer to—
(a) give the Chief Commissioner any relevant information; or
(b) produce any relevant document to the Chief Commissioner; or
(c) answer any relevant question.
Note
Failure to comply with a direction of the Chief Commissioner under this subsection is a breach of discipline. See section 125.
(2) Before directing a police officer or protective services officer under subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner must—
S. 176(2)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 89 (Sch. 1 Pt D item 4(b)).
(a) advise the officer that additional obligations under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 relating to confidentiality may apply to the officer; and
(b) inform the officer of the nature of those obligations.
(3) Any information, document or answer given or produced in accordance with a direction under subsection (1) is not admissible in evidence before any court or person acting judicially, except in proceedings for—
(a) perjury or giving false information; or
(b) a breach of discipline by a police officer or protective services officer; or
(c) a failure to comply with a direction of the Chief Commissioner.
(4) To avoid doubt, nothing in this section authorises the giving of a direction to the Chief Commissioner.