Revised Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, The Honourable Nicola Roxon MP)Schedule 9
Schedule 9 will amend the LEIC Act to extend the sum period for which the Integrity Commissioner is able to be appointed by two years, up to a total of seven years. These amendments implement the Government's response to recommendation 5 of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (PJC-ACLEI) Final Report on the Inquiry into the LEIC Act.
Item 1 - subsection 175(3)
Item 1 changes the maximum sum period for which the Integrity Commissioner may hold office to 7 years. The requirement that any single period of appointment not exceed five years remains. The effect of the amendment is that the Integrity Commissioner may be reappointed after an initial period of appointment of up to five years, but the sum period of the initial appointment and any reappointment must not exceed seven years. This amendment addresses recommendation 5 of the PJC-ACLEI Final Report on the Inquiry into the LEIC Act.
Item 2 - application
Item 2 ensures that the amendment to the sum period of appointment applies to both the current Integrity Commissioner as well as future Integrity Commissioners.