❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks the Attorney General about progress on redrafting the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003, specifically regarding police oversight, following a recommendation from the Joint Standing Committee. The Attorney General confirms a review is underway but no draft exists yet.
AnsweredQoN 590Legislative Council
Asked
1 September 2021
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
CORRUPTION, CRIME AND
MISCONDUCT ACT — REVIEW
590. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the twelfth recommendation in the fifteenth report of the Joint
Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission, published in
September 2020, which calls on the Attorney General to redraft the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 as a matter of
priority with consideration to be given to prioritising police oversight within the act.
(1) Has the government accepted this
recommendation?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), has a first draft
been prepared?
(4) Will the Attorney General table the most recent
briefing note or similar document he has received r egarding this
recommendation?
MISCONDUCT ACT — REVIEW
590. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I
refer to the twelfth recommendation in the fifteenth report of the Joint
Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission, published in
September 2020, which calls on the Attorney General to redraft the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 as a matter of
priority with consideration to be given to prioritising police oversight within the act.
(1) Has the government accepted this
recommendation?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), has a first draft
been prepared?
(4) Will the Attorney General table the most recent
briefing note or similar document he has received r egarding this
recommendation?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(4) As
the member was advised in supplementary answers to his questions during the
passage of the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Amendment Bill 2021, on 6 April
2021 the Attorney General tasked the Department of Justice with reviewing the
Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003. The review will include
consideration of the fifteenth report of the Joint Standing Committee on the
Corruption and Crime Commission. No first draft has been prepared at this
stage.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(4) As
the member was advised in supplementary answers to his questions during the
passage of the Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Amendment Bill 2021, on 6 April
2021 the Attorney General tasked the Department of Justice with reviewing the
Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003. The review will include
consideration of the fifteenth report of the Joint Standing Committee on the
Corruption and Crime Commission. No first draft has been prepared at this
stage.
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