The Office for Public Integrity manages complaints about public administration that identify corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration, and ensures that these complaints are dealt with by the most appropriate person or body [s 3(1(b)].

The OPI [under Part 3 of ICAC Act] has the following prescribed functions:

The OPI is comprised of:

Assessment of complaint or report (s 18E), and action that may be taken (s 18F)

On receipt by the OPI of a complaint or report, the matter must be assessed as to whether:

A determination will then be made as to whether action should be taken to refer the matter to a law enforcement agency or an inquiry agency [s 18E(1)].

Following an assessment the OPI may take action in relation to a matter as follows:

The making of an assessment and whether action is taken, and what action is taken, by the OPI in respect of the assessment is at the absolute discretion of the Director of the OPI [s 18F].

The OPI must, before referring a matter to an inquiry agency, take reasonable steps to obtain the views of the agency as to the referral [s 18G].

To find out more information or make a complaint, visit the ICAC website (for reporting corruption) or the OPI website.