Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Commissioner
has the following functions in relation to the reportable conduct scheme
—
(a) to
oversee and monitor the reportable conduct scheme;
(b) to
educate and provide advice to relevant entities in order to assist them to
identify and prevent reportable conduct and to notify and investigate
reportable allegations and reportable convictions;
(c) to
support relevant entities to make continuous improvement in the identification
and prevention of reportable conduct and the reporting, notification and
investigation of reportable allegations and reportable convictions;
(d) to
monitor the investigation of reportable allegations and reportable convictions
by relevant entities;
(e) if
the Commissioner considers it to be in the public interest to do so — to
investigate reportable allegations and reportable convictions;
(f) if
the Commissioner considers it to be in the public interest to do so — to
investigate whether reportable allegations or reportable convictions have been
appropriately handled or investigated or responded to by the head of a
relevant entity;
(g) to
make recommendations to relevant entities in relation to the findings of the
investigations referred to in paragraph (e) or (f);
(h) to
monitor the compliance of relevant entities with the reportable conduct scheme
and whether appropriate and timely action is taken by a relevant entity;
(i)
to monitor a relevant entity’s systems for
preventing, notifying and dealing with reportable conduct;
(j) to
report to Parliament on the reportable conduct scheme;
(k) to
perform any other function conferred on the Commissioner under this Division.
(2) Without limiting
the Commissioner’s investigation powers under this Act, the Commissioner
may exercise any power and perform any function the Commissioner has under
Divisions 3 and 4 for the purpose of performing the Commissioner’s
functions under this Division.
[Section 19M inserted: No. 25 of 2022 s. 7.]