Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission explained

The Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission was a statutory position which oversaw the Police Integrity Commission in New South Wales, a state of Australia.

The principal functions of the inspector were to:

• audit the operations of the commission for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the law;
• deal with complaints of abuse of power, impropriety and other forms of misconduct on the part of the commission or officers of the commission by reporting upon them; and
• assessing the effectiveness and appropriateness of the procedures of the Commission relating to the legality or propriety of its activities.^[1]

M. D. Ireland QC was appointed as the first inspector on 12 June 2002.

On 1 September 2005 James Wood QC, the former NSW Police Royal Commissioner, was appointed as the inspector.

David Levine was appointed from 1 February 2012, replacing Peter Moss.^{[2] [3]}

The Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission was abolished along with the Police Integrity Commission on 1 July 2017. The succeeding body, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, has an equivalent oversight position, the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission . www.oipic.nsw.gov.au . . 9 November 2016 . 1 January 2000.
2. News: David Levine named as new Police Integrity Commission Inspector for NSW . 9 November 2016 . DailyTelegraph . . 18 January 2012.
3. Web site: Contact the Inspector . www.oipic.nsw.gov.au . NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. 9 November 2016.