(1) If the Public
Sector Commissioner decides to take action under section 45M(a) in relation to
an allegation, the Public Sector Commissioner may —
(a)
arrange for the holding of a special inquiry into the allegation; or
(b)
investigate the allegation.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1), the Public Sector Management Act 1994 Part 3A Division 3
Subdivisions 2 and 3 (except sections 24H(2) to (6) and 24K(2)) apply (with
the necessary changes) as if —
(a) a
reference to a special inquiry or investigation were a reference to a special
inquiry or investigation under subsection (1); and
(b) a
reference to a public sector body were a reference to a notifying authority.
(3) This section does
not limit the action that the Public Sector Commissioner may take under
section 45M(a).
[Section 45Q inserted: No. 35 of 2014 s. 21.]