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The Commissioner
17 Functions of the Commissioner
Division 2—The Deputy Commissioners
18 The Deputy Commissioners
19 Functions of a Deputy Commissioner
Division 3—The National Anti‑Corruption Commission
20 Establishment of the National Anti‑Corruption Commission
21 Constitution of the NACC
22 Functions of the NACC
Part 4—Protections for disclosers under this Act
Division 1—Meaning of NACC disclosure
23 Meaning of NACC disclosure
Division 2—Protection of persons from liability
24 Protection of persons from liability
25 Liability for false or misleading statements unaffected
26 Person's liability for own conduct not affected
27 Claims for protection
28 Protection has effect despite other Commonwealth laws
Division 3—Protection from reprisals
29 What constitutes taking a reprisal
30 Offences—reprisals in relation to NACC disclosures
Division 4—Protection for journalists' informants
31 Protection for journalists' informants
Part 5—Referring corruption issues
Division 1—Voluntary referrals
32 Any person may refer corruption issue
Division 2—Mandatory referrals
33 Mandatory referral—Commonwealth agencies other than intelligence agencies
34 Mandatory referral—intelligence agencies
35 Mandatory referral—Public Interest Disclosure Act disclosures
36 Mandatory referral—secrecy protection provisions
37 Mandatory referral—exceptions
38 Mandatory referral—timing and information requirements
Division 3—Other matters relating to referrals
39 Effect of referral on continued actions
Part 6—Dealing with corruption issues
Division 1—Dealing with corruption issues
40 Commissioner may deal with corruption issues
41 How Commissioner deals with corruption issues
42 Preliminary investigations by Commissioner
43 Commissioner's directions about further action
44 Action that can be taken without permission
45 Previous investigations by Commonwealth integrity agencies
46 Matters dealt with by Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority
47 Matters dealt with by Electoral Commissioner
48 Public statements about corruption issues
Division 2—Investigations conducted by Commonwealth agencies
49 Application
50 Commissioner may oversee investigation
51 Commissioner may give directions
52 Commissioner may require reports
53 Commissioner's comments and recommendations
54 Follow‑up action on completion report
Part 7—Investigating corruption issues
Division 1—General
55 Application of Part
56 Conduct of corruption investigations generally
Division 2—Requiring information, documents and things
Subdivision A—Directions to agency heads
57 Directions to agency heads
Subdivision B—Notices to produce
58 Notices to produce
59 Period for complying
60 Offence—failure to comply with notice to produce
61 Offence—producing false or misleading information or documents
Division 3—Hearings
Subdivision A—Commissioner may hold hearings
62 Commissioner may hold hearings
63 Commissioner may summon persons
64 Summons must set out matters for questioning
65 Commissioner may require information, documents and things
66 Legal representation
67 Record of hearings
68 Offence—failure to attend hearing
69 Offence—failure to give information, or produce documents or things
70 Offence—destroying documents or things
71 Offence—giving false or misleading evidence, information or documents
72 Offences—obstructing or hindering hearings, threatening persons present
Subdivision B—Private and public hearings
73 Private and public hearings
74 Evidence that must be given in