Integrity And Ethics Commissioner Act 2025

• Jurisdiction: Northern Territory
• Year: 2025
• Type of Document: Acts

Note

Sections 3 to 7 and Parts 2 to 6 and 8 of this Act have not yet commenced.

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

INTEGRITY AND ETHICS COMMISSIONER ACT 2025

As in force at 28 November 2025

Table of provisions

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1

2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1

3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1

4 Meaning of Integrity Act and Integrity Officer ................................... 5

5 Meaning of recent political affiliation ................................................ 5

6 Act binds Crown .............................................................................. 6

7 Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 7

Part 2 Integrity and Ethics Commissioner and

IEC's Office

Division 1 Establishment

8 Integrity and Ethics Commissioner .................................................. 7

9 Office of Integrity and Ethics Commissioner established as

Agency ............................................................................................ 7

Division 2 Appointment of Commissioner and related

matters

10 Recommendation and appointment ................................................. 7

11 Commissioner holds office as each Integrity Officer ........................ 8

12 Eligibility for appointment ................................................................. 8

13 Term of appointment ....................................................................... 8

14 Conditions of appointment ............................................................... 9

15 Leave of absence ............................................................................ 9

16 Vacancy in office ............................................................................. 9

17 Resignation .................................................................................... 10

18 Suspension and termination of appointment.................................. 10

19 Ministerial power to direct Commissioner to take leave ................. 11

20 Acting Commissioner ..................................................................... 11

21 Acting Commissioner acts as each Integrity Officer ...................... 12

22 Oath before taking office ............................................................... 13

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Part 3 Integrity and Ethics Oversight Inspector

Division 1 Establishment and related matters

23 Integrity and Ethics Oversight Inspector ........................................ 14

24 Functions ....................................................................................... 14

25 Powers........................................................................................... 15

26 Independence ................................................................................ 15

27 Recommendation and appointment ............................................... 15

28 Term of appointment ..................................................................... 15

29 Conditions of appointment ............................................................. 16

30 Oath before taking office ............................................................... 16

31 Protection of Inspector ................................................................... 16

Division 2 Staff of Inspector

32 Staff ............................................................................................... 16

33 Suitability checks ........................................................................... 17

34 Handling information regarding suitability ...................................... 18

Part 4 Oversight of Commissioner, IEC's Office

and Auditor-General's Office

Division 1 Oversight of Commissioner and IEC's Office

35 Evaluation of Commissioner .......................................................... 18

36 Report on evaluation ..................................................................... 18

37 Complaints about Commissioner ................................................... 19

38 Access to IEC premises and information ....................................... 19

39 Further powers of Inspector ........................................................... 20

40 Resolution of conflicts of interest ................................................... 21

41 No oversight of Judicial Commission ............................................. 21

42 Pause of statutory timeframe – Information Act 2002 .................... 21

Division 2 Oversight of Auditor-General's Office

43 Evaluation of Auditor-General's Office ........................................... 22

44 Report on evaluation ..................................................................... 22

45 Complaints about Auditor-General ................................................ 22

46 Access to Auditor-General's premises and information ................. 23

47 Further powers of Inspector ........................................................... 23

Division 3 General matters

48 Power to require person to attend Inspector for questioning

etc. ................................................................................................. 24

49 Contravening requirement to attend .............................................. 25

50 Inspection and copies of documents ............................................. 25

51 Direction not to disclose certain information .................................. 25

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52 Assistance ..................................................................................... 27

53 Further assistance – supplementary Inspector .............................. 27

54 Resolution of conflicts of interest ................................................... 28

55 Disapplication of section 52 of Surveillance Devices Act 2007 ...... 29

56 Confidentiality of information ......................................................... 29

57 Service........................................................................................... 29

Division 4 Appointment of acting Integrity Officers

58 Appointment of acting Health Complaints Commissioner .............. 29

59 Appointment of acting ICAC .......................................................... 31

60 Report following investigation ........................................................ 32

61 Appointment of acting Information Commissioner ......................... 32

62 Appointment of acting Ombudsman .............................................. 32

63 Conditions of appointment ............................................................. 33

64 Oath before taking office ............................................................... 33

Part 5 Miscellaneous matters

65 Misleading information ................................................................... 34

66 Protection from liability .................................................................. 35

67 Validity of acts and decisions ......................................................... 35

68 Regulations .................................................................................... 35

Part 6 Transitional matters for Integrity and

Ethics Commissioner Act 2025

69 Definitions ...................................................................................... 35

70 Certain persons not to be appointed as Inspector ......................... 36

71 Conduct before commencement .................................................... 36

72 Current matters in relation to IEC related entity ............................. 37

73 Information and records about matters involving IEC related

entities to be transferred ................................................................ 38

74 Complaints with former Inspector .................................................. 38

75 Information and records to be transferred ..................................... 39

76 Provisions if Act does not commence at start of financial year ...... 39

77 Disapplication of certain provisions to Auditor-General in office .... 39

Part 7 Amendments to Integrity Acts to

implement interim arrangements

Division 1 Health and Community Services Complaints

Act 1998

78 Act amended ................................................................................. 40

79 Section 10 amended (Acting Commissioner) ................................. 40

80 Part 11, Division 3 inserted ............................................................ 40