Part 7 — Education Professions and Occupations Division 1 Responsibilities
225.96 Investigations
investigator and refer a complaint to the investigator under section
225.95(6)(b) or where the Commissioner decides to appoint an
investigator under section 225.94(2)(d), 225.992(7)(b) or
225.993(7)(b), the Commissioner shall appoint an investigator and
refer the complaint to the investigator.
(2) Where a complaint is referred to an investigator under
subsection (1), the investigator shall
(a) commence an investigation within 30 days after the matter
or complaint is referred, and
(b) conduct the investigation in accordance with the regulations.
(3) An investigator appointed under this section has the powers set
out in the regulations.
(4) The Commissioner may suspend an investigation at any time
if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the investigation should be
suspended pending the completion of another proceeding relating
to the complaint being investigated.
(5) On concluding an investigation, the investigator shall send to
the Commissioner a written report and copies of all material related
to the investigation.
(6) If the teacher or teacher leader who is the subject of the
investigation is alleged to have been convicted of an indictable
offence, the investigator shall attempt to confirm whether the
teacher or teacher leader has, in fact, been convicted of an
indictable offence and on doing so, shall include that fact in the
report referred to in subsection (5).
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