Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission
The Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission was a statutory position which oversaw the Police Integrity Commission in New South Wales, a state of Australia.
The principal functions of the inspector were to:
- audit the operations of the commission for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the law;
- deal with complaints of abuse of power, impropriety and other forms of misconduct on the part of the commission or officers of the commission by reporting upon them; and
- assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of the procedures of the Commission relating to the legality or propriety of its activities.[1]
M. D. Ireland QC was appointed as the first inspector on 12 June 2002.
On 1 September 2005 James Wood QC, the former NSW Police Royal Commissioner, was appointed as the inspector.
David Levine AO RFD QC was appointed from 1 February 2012, replacing Peter Moss.[2][3]
The Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission was abolished along with the Police Integrity Commission on 1 July 2017. The succeeding body, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, has an equivalent oversight position, the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.
References
[edit]- ^ "Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission". www.oipic.nsw.gov.au. NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "David Levine named as new Police Integrity Commission Inspector for NSW". DailyTelegraph. News Corp. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Contact the Inspector". www.oipic.nsw.gov.au. NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 9 November 2016.