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Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023

Investigations and assessments

17: Commencement of investigation or assessment on request

You could also call this:

"Asking for an Investigation or Assessment to Start"

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When you ask for an investigation or assessment, you need to give the Inspector-General some information. You must provide a draft of what the investigation or assessment will cover, including why you are asking for it and what you want to find out. You also need to talk to the Inspector-General about what you have written. When you ask for an assessment, you must say what laws or rules you want the Inspector-General to look at. You need to decide how long the investigation or assessment will take and tell the Inspector-General. You must also tell other important people that you have asked for the investigation or assessment. If the Inspector-General decides to do the investigation or assessment, they will tell you and other important people at least 5 working days before they make it public. The Inspector-General will talk to the Minister, the Secretary of Defence, and the Chief of Defence Force about the investigation or assessment. These people are called the relevant parties.

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Part 3Investigations and assessments

17Commencement of investigation or assessment on request

  1. When requesting an investigation or assessment, the Minister, the Secretary of Defence, or the Chief of Defence Force must—

  2. provide the Inspector-General with draft terms of reference for the investigation or assessment, including statements regarding—
    1. the reason for the request; and
      1. the key issues to be considered; and
        1. in the case of an assessment, any legislation, policies, processes, standards, or obligations owed by New Zealand under international law by reference to which the assessment will be conducted; and
          1. a proposed time frame for completing the investigation or assessment; and
          2. consult the Inspector-General on the draft terms of reference; and
            1. finalise the terms of reference, having regard to any comments provided by the Inspector-General; and
              1. notify the other relevant parties of the request.

                1. A notification under subsection (1)(d) must include the finalised terms of reference.

                2. If the Inspector-General decides to carry out the investigation or assessment, they must give the relevant parties at least 5 working days’ notice of any public announcement of it.

                3. In this section, relevant parties means the Minister, the Secretary of Defence, and the Chief of Defence Force.