Public officers
A public officer must report suspected corrupt conduct and anti-democratic conduct to the ICAC, unless the public officer knows that the conduct has already been reported to the ICAC.
A public officer should make a report to the ICAC as soon as practicable after the public officer forms a suspicion about the conduct.
This obligation cannot be discharged by reporting the matter through an internal process, or by leaving it for another person to decide whether or not to report.
Prescribed public officers
A prescribed public officer must comply with the Mandatory Reporting Directions and Guidelines for Public Officers.
A prescribed public officer must also report suspected misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct to the ICAC, unless the prescribed public officer knows that the conduct has already been reported to the ICAC.
The prescribed public officer should report suspected misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct to the ICAC within four weeks of the conduct coming to that person’s attention.
Prescribed public officers are:
- a nominated recipient
- the Chief Executive Officer of an agency
- the Chief Executive Officer of a local council
- the Vice-Chancellor of the Charles Darwin University
- the Chief Executive Officer of the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
- the Commissioner of Police
- the public officer who is responsible for the control and management of a public body, however described
- any other public officer who has been assigned, appointed or delegated the responsibility to investigate, determine or otherwise address an allegation of misconduct or unsatisfactory conduct in a public body.
Members of the public - voluntary reporting
A member of the public or a public officer may report any improper conduct to the ICAC at any time.