Western Australian Current Acts

PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER ACT 1971 - SECT 22B

22B .         Disclosure of certain information other than in relation to reportable conduct scheme

                A person who is the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner’s staff authorised for the purposes of this section by the Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner may disclose information obtained by the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner or a member of the Commissioner’s staff in the course of, or for the purpose of, an investigation under this Act (other than an investigation conducted for the purposes of the reportable conduct scheme) if the information —

        [(a)         deleted]

            (aa)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Inspector of Custodial Services; or

                  (ii)         a member of the staff of the Inspector authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Inspector,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Inspector; or

            (b)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Director of Public Prosecutions; or

                  (ii)         the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions; or

                  (iii)         a member of the staff of the Director of Public Prosecutions authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of any of the following —

                  (iv)         the Corruption and Crime Commission;

                  (v)         the Parliamentary Inspector;

                  (vi)         the Public Sector Commissioner, but only those functions under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ;

                  (vii)         the Director of Public Prosecutions;

                or

            (c)         is disclosed to —

                  (i)         the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

                  (ii)         a person who is an officer of the Corruption and Crime Commission authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Corruption and Crime Commission,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

            (d)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission; or

                  (ii)         an officer of the Parliamentary Inspector of the Corruption and Crime Commission authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Parliamentary Inspector,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Parliamentary Inspector; or

            (ea)         is disclosed to —

                  (i)         the Public Sector Commissioner; or

                  (ii)         a person who is authorised by the Public Sector Commissioner for the purposes of this subparagraph,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the functions of the Public Sector Commissioner under the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 ; or

            (e)         is disclosed to a person who is —

                  (i)         the Commissioner for Children and Young People; or

                  (ii)         a member of the staff of the Commissioner for Children and Young People authorised for the purposes of this subparagraph by the Commissioner for Children and Young People,

                and concerns a matter that is relevant to the death of a child.

        [Section 22B inserted: No. 78 of 1996 s. 14; amended: No. 43 of 1999 s. 20; No. 74 of 2003 s. 91(14); No. 78 of 2003 s. 72; No. 10 of 2009 s. 8; No. 35 of 2014 s. 36(4); No. 25 of 2022 s. 13.]