Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), a complaint may be made to the Inspector - General orally or in writing.
Note 1: A complaint is taken to have been made under this Act if all or part of the complaint is transferred to the Inspector - General by an integrity body (see section 32AH of this Act).
Note 2: See also Part IIIA which deals with relationships with other agencies and information sharing.
(2) If a complaint is made orally to the Inspector - General, the Inspector - General must:
(a) put the complaint in writing; or
(b) require the complainant to put the complaint in writing and, if such a requirement is made and the complainant does not put the complaint in writing, the Inspector - General may refuse to inquire into the complaint, or to inquire into the complaint further, until the complainant puts the complaint in writing.