Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00002:clause:1_41a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2013A00002
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 41A
Character Range: 16731–17764

41A  Inquiry into alleged breach of Code of Conduct by Agency Head
 (1) The Commissioner may, for the purposes of paragraph 41(2)(m), inquire into an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct by an Agency Head.
 (2) The Commissioner must report on the results of an inquiry under subsection (1) (including, if relevant, recommendations for sanctions) to:
 (a) if the Agency Head is a Secretary—the Prime Minister; or
 (b) if the Agency Head is the Head of an Executive Agency—the Agency Minister; or
 (c) if the Agency Head is the Head of a Statutory Agency that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph—the Presiding Officers; or
 (d) if the Agency Head is the Head of a Statutory Agency that is not prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of paragraph (c)—the Agency Minister.
 (3) The regulations may prescribe circumstances in which the Commissioner:
 (a) may decline to conduct an inquiry under subsection (1); or
 (b) may discontinue such an inquiry without making a report under subsection (2).