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For each agency, the Victorian Inspectorate has these different functions.
IBAC
- Receives and assesses complaints about conduct of IBAC & IBAC personnel
- Investigates conduct
- Investigates a public interest complaint (PIC) about IBAC or an IBAC officer
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Assesses the effectiveness and appropriateness of policies and procedures
- Monitors compliance with the IBAC Act and other laws
- Reviews Public Interest Disclosure (PID) procedures
- Oversees IBAC’s performance of its PID Act functions
- Receives & assesses PIDs about IBAC
- Monitors interaction with other integrity bodies
- Inspects records on telephone intercepts, use of surveillance devices and on controlled operations
Victorian Ombudsman
- Receives and assesses complaints about conduct of VO officers
- Investigates conduct
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Monitors compliance with procedural fairness
- Reviews PID procedures
OVIC
- Receives and assesses complaints about conduct of OVIC officers
- Investigates conduct
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Monitors compliance with procedural fairness
VAGO
- Receives and assesses complaints about conduct of VAGO officers
- Investigates conduct
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Monitors compliance with sections 30 to 37, 39, 43 to 46, 50(1) and 51 of the Audit Act 1994
Office of the Chief Examiner
- Receives and assesses complaints about conduct of the Chief Examiner or Examiners
- Investigates the conduct of the Chief Examiner and Examiners
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Assesses the effectiveness and appropriateness of policies and procedures
- Monitors compliance with Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
- Judicial Commission of Victoria
- Monitors the exercise of coercive powers
- Reviews PID procedures
PiM
- Investigates PICs about a PIM
- Receives & assesses PIDs about a PIM
- Inspects records relating to order/warrant applications
Victoria Police
- Monitors compliance with Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004
- Inspects records on telephone intercepts, use of surveillance devices and on controlled operations
- Inspects records on use of counter-terrorism powers
Game Management Authority
- Inspects records on use of surveillance devices and on controlled operations
Victorian Fisheries
- Inspects records on use of surveillance devices and on controlled operations
Environment, Land, Water and Planning - Victorian Government
- Inspects records on use of surveillance devices and on controlled operations
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Integrity responses
The VI is empowered to make recommendations and issue reports.
The VI may respond to issues with a spectrum of appropriate activities, such as informal liaison and stakeholder engagement, education programs and resources, or the initiation of further oversight projects or programs.
Integrity programs
Ongoing, regular programs to assess compliance or inspect records; results are generally delivered in regular reports.
Regular integrity programs:
- Inspections of law enforcement powers.
- Program of notification reviews to monitor the use of coercive powers.
- Reviewing compliance with certain provisions.
Monitoring projects
Strategically targeted and finite activities with well-defined objectives, methodology and deliverables.
Targeted monitoring projects:
- Projects arising from identified concerns
- Reviews of high risk notifications eg. Public hearings
Notifications
The VI receives information via notifications from oversighted entities where they:
- Use a coercive power
- Are required to notify the VI of other information
Complaints
Individuals can complain or provide information to the VI about the conduct of officers of bodies it oversights. The VI also receives complaints about the activities of IBAC and certain disclosures under the PID Act.
Preliminary inquiries
The VI may conduct a preliminary inquiry to determine whether it will investigate a matter.
Investigations
The VI may investigate and assess the conduct of officers, including own motion investigations.
The VI must investigate a protected disclosure.
Inquiries
The VI may conduct an inquiry into a matter arising out of an investigation.
The VI is empowered to:
- Examine witnesses
- Compel the production of documents or things
- Enter and search premises, seize evidence
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