Australian Federal Police Make Clarification About Joint Parliamentary Inquiry
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) would like to clarify reporting by AAP today in relation to comments attributed to the acting Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Commissioner Paul Jevtovic, to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity inquiry this morning.
The AAP article states that “the AFP don’t quiet know what corruption is and want a better definition included in relevant laws”.
The above relates to a comment made by Assistant Commissioner Jevtovic in response to a question as to whether “a definition of corruption should be inserted into the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006”.
Assistant Commissioner Jevtovic did not advise the committee that the AFP did not know what corruption was. Instead, he confirmed that the AFP had, in its written submission, requested that a definition of ‘corruption’ be included in the Act.
Complaints alleging serious misconduct by members of the AFP are investigated by AFP Professional Standards. Where allegations or information raise a corruption issue relating to the AFP, the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 requires the Commissioner of the AFP to notify the Integrity Commissioner of that allegation or information.
Whilst the same Act provides guidance on what ‘conduct’ constitutes corruption, there are instances where the alleged conduct of an AFP member may or may not be assessed as a corruption issue.
The Committee was advised by the AFP that where there was uncertainty as to whether certain conduct should be notified to the Integrity Commissioner as a corruption issue, the AFP and Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI) consult as to the most suitable approach for the allegation to be investigated.
The committee was further advised that ACLEI was currently consulting with both the AFP and the Australian Crime Commission in relation to an agreement as to the kind of matters that would be classified as significant corruption issues.
Assistant Commissioner Jevtovic added that the AFP adhered to the principles of natural justice which is at the forefront of our processes to ensure transparency and impartiality in all investigations into misconduct by AFP members.
Topics: acting Chief Operating Officer, AFP, Australia, Australian Federal Police, corruption, Governance, law enforcement inquiry, Paliament, Paul Jevtovic
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