Inquiry into Law Enforcement Integrity models

Terms of Reference

Pursuant to the committee's duties set out in subsection 215(1)(d) of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006,

report to both Houses of the Parliament on any change that the Committee thinks desirable:

3. to the Integrity Commissioner's functions or powers; or
4. to the procedures followed by the Integrity Commissioner; or
5. to ACLEI's structure;

the committee will examine the various Australian state-based law enforcement integrity agencies in order to inform possible changes to the governance structure and operational processes of ACLEI to enhance its current operation and support the potential extension of ACLEI oversight to other Commonwealth law enforcement agencies.

In particular the committee will examine and report on:

1. the responsibilities and powers of the various state law enforcement integrity agencies;
2. the organisational structures and internal governance arrangements of the various state law enforcement integrity agencies;
3. the governance structures that underpin the state law enforcement integrity agencies' relationships with external bodies including:
   1. state ombudsmen
   2. parliamentary oversight committees
   3. intelligence-gathering agencies
   4. other relevant agencies
4. the legal rights and obligations of the various state law enforcement integrity agencies to investigate corruption issues involving law enforcement officers formally or informally seconded to national law enforcement agencies or participating in joint operations with national and/or state law enforcement bodies;
5. existing state corruption prevention programs;
6. the internal anti-corruption processes of the state law enforcement bodies and the protocols and processes in place for reporting corruption matters to their respective integrity agency;
7. the adequacy and applicability of existing state law enforcement integrity approaches to the structure and operations of ACLEI.

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3419
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5809
Email:	aclei.committee@aph.gov.au