Western Australian Current Acts

CORRUPTION, CRIME AND MISCONDUCT ACT 2003 - SECT 90

90 .         Reports about people proposed as police officers or CEOs

        (1)         Without limiting any other function under this Act, the Commission may prepare a report on information available to the Commission about a person proposed to be appointed as —

            (a)         Commissioner of Police; or

            (b)         a commissioned police officer, a non-commissioned police officer, a constable, a special constable or an Aboriginal police liaison officer under the Police Act 1892 ; or

            (c)         a chief executive officer.

        (2)         A report about a person must be given to the person.

        (3)         A report about a person proposed to be appointed as Commissioner of Police or a commissioned police officer may be given to —

            (a)         the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 ; and

            (b)         any other Minister that the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 considers has a relevant interest in the report.

        (4)         A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a non-commissioned police officer or a constable may be given to —

            (a)         the Commissioner of Police or the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 or both of those persons; and

            (b)         if the report is given to the Minister responsible for the administration of the Police Act 1892 , any other Minister that that Minister considers has a relevant interest in the report.

        (5)         A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a special constable or an Aboriginal police liaison officer may be given to the Commissioner of Police.

        (6)         A report about a person proposed to be appointed as a chief executive officer may be given to —

            (a)         the Public Sector Commissioner; and

            (b)         any Minister that the Public Sector Commissioner considers has a relevant interest in the report.

        (7)         Except as provided in this section, the fact that the Commission has given a report under this section, and any details of a report given under this section, must not be disclosed.

        [Section 90 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17; amended: No. 8 of 2008 s. 11(3) and (4); No. 39 of 2010 s. 74(3).]

        [Heading inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17.]