EFTA00266518.pdf

0 eN) t E0 p tcc‘ui mc_uwie.-i•- sre.c) et' t ENca movi PROTECTED fze- FeR -ro srPtc. c 016 - ICAC OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 ke:MEM K1C: Th-eCtet- PiCrWrri sreciE a b EN) t c- 0 nssrsar n cE 41• 23 December 2016 Yra PROTECTED Ms email: By e rit)g Office for Puebe Integra OPI • AUFTPM.e. Dear Ms Pearce 1 Re Your Complaint I acknowledge receipt of your complaint received by the Office for Public Integrity (DPI') on 23 December 2016. Please read this letter which sets out some of the functions of the OPI and the process that your complaint will follow. The OPI is responsible for receiving and assessing complaints and reports about public administration. Consent Information provided to the OPI is treated in confidence. However, in some circumstances it may be necessary for the information to be disclosed to another agency for the purposes of making an assessment about the matter, conducting an investigation, making a referral, or other lawful reason. I would be grateful if you could contact the OPI within seven days to confirm whether you would consent to your personal details being provided to another agency or authority for the reasons outlined above. Assessment Process Your complaint will be allocated to an Assessment Officer within the OPI who will be responsible for your matter under my supervision. During the assessment process you may be contacted by the OPI to clarify issues or to provide further information and documentation to assist the OPI in making its assessment. In some circumstances, the OPI may need to contact other agencies or persons to obtain further information to assist in the assessment process. Please note that this process can take some time. Your matter will be assessed pursuant to section 23 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012 ('ICAC Ad') and a determination made as to whether or not action should be taken to refer the matter or to make recommendations to the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption ('Commissioner'). Please be aware that an assessment is not an investigation. nonrcr-rcn EFTA00266518 • PROTECTED An investigation may only take place if the matter is assessed as raising a potential issue c corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration, or raises some other issue that should be referred for investigation That investigation cannot be undertaken by the OF because the ICAC Act does not provide the OPT with that function. The action that can be taken in respect of a matter is governed by section 24 of the ICAC Act. If your matter is assessed as raising a potential issue of corruption in public administration, the matter may be investigated by the Commissioner or be referred to the South Australia Police, th. Police Ombudsman or other law enforcement agency. If your matter is assessed as raising a potential issue of misconduct or maladministration in publi administration, your matter may be referred to an inquiry agency (being the South Australia' Ombudsman or the Police Ombudsman) or to a public authority for investigation. In the event that your matter is assessed as raising a potential issue of misconduct c maladministration in public administration and is referred to a public authority, directions an. guidance may be given to the authority in respect of the matter. In some cases, the OPI will retain oversight of the referral and require the public authority t. provide a report on the findings made and the action taken. While the Commissioner may exercise the powers of an inquiry agency in dealing with a matte raising potential issues of misconduct or maladministration, you should understand that matter assessed as raising potential issues of misconduct or maladministration in public administratio are likely to be referred and not dealt with by the Commissioner. In some instances following the assessment of a matter, no action will be taken. This will occur circumstances where the complaint or report does not raise a potential issue of corruptior misconduct or maladministration in public administration, where the matter has already been dea with by an inquiry agency or public authority and there is no reason to re-examine the matter, c where there is other good reason why no action should be taken. All complaints and reports are treated seriously and will be carefully assessed. However, this ca take some time. Wherever practicable, you will be informed of any action taken in respect of your matter. You an welcome to contact the OPI should you wish to provide additional information about yot, complaint. Reference Number Your complaint has been given a reference number, which is recorded at the top of this lette Your reference number should be retained and stored securely. You will need to quote thi reference number if you contact the OPI about your complaint. Confidentiality You must be aware of the confidentiality requirements imposed by the ICAC Act. Please read th attached information sheet which details the confidentiality obligations under sections 54 and 56 c the ICAC Act. You may wish to consider those provisions in their entirety. PAGE 2 OF 4 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVFI 1. 55 CLIRRIF STREET EFTA00266519 PROTECTED I hope this letter assists you to understand how your matter may be dealt with. Yours a7- ger QF'FfICE FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY End. tl PAGE 3 OF 4 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SAS001 EFTA00266520 PROTECTED OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 3 February 2017 PROTECTED Ms Jacqueline Pearre By email: Dear Ms Pearce Re Your Complaint OPI Office for Public irbeigiqy SOUTH AUSTRALIA I refer to Mr Stroud's letter to you dated 23 December 2016 which acknowledged receipt of your complaint and outlined the process followed in relation to your complaint by the Office for Public Integrity (OPI) and Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (the Commissioner). The Commissioner has asked me to inform you of his determination pursuant to section 24 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012 (ICAC Act). An assessment of your complaint has been undertaken and the material provided by you in your eight emails dated 23 and 24 December 2016 has been carefully considered. Your complaint concerns the conduct of South Australian public authorities and public officers, as well as various members of the public and private organisations. The jurisdiction of the ICAC Act is limited to issues concerning public administration in South Australia. Therefore, many of the individuals and organisations to which you refer do not fall within the Commissioner's jurisdiction and no action can be taken by this office in relation to those issues. You have made a number of allegations in relation to South Australia Police officers, the Regional Development Board, Port Pirie Primary School, the Port Pine Fines and Recovery Unit, the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner and Members of Parliament. Having considered the information provided the Commissioner has accepted the OPI's assessment that the matter fails to raise a potential issue of corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration. In those circumstances, the Commissioner has accepted the OPI's recommendation to take no further action in relation to your complaint under section 24(4) of the ICAC Act. As no further action will be taken, the file will be closed. PAGE 1 OF 2 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVEL 1, 55 CuRRIE STREET www.ICAC.SA.GOV.AU EFTA00266521 PROTECTED Thank you for your complaint. Yours faithful] C ie Executive 0 -r OFFI E FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY PROTECTED PAGE 2 OF 2 108)8207 1777 • 1300 782 489 GPO BOX 11046, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVEL 1, 55 CURRIE STREET WWWICACSAGOVAU EFTA00266522 RELCASED Ffici-t Dencm.Imeni. CcENsiDE PROTECTED OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 15 February 2017 PROTECTED Ms Jacqueline Pearce 9 Office for Public Integu SOUTH AUSTRALIA OPI Dear Ms Pearce Re Your Complaint I refer to your telephone conversation with an officer of the Office for Public Integrity ('OPI') on 1: February 2017. 4. During that conversation you indicated you were not receiving correspondence sent to your ema address. Please find attached a copy of the OPI's outcome letter to you dated 3 February 2017. * I confirm that an interview has been booked for you to attend the OPI on Level 1, 55 Currie StreE at 2pm on Tuesday, 21 February 2017. *- Please contact the OPI on should you be unable to attend. Yours faithfully Al< 'Chief Executive 6fficer OFFICE FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY PAGE 1 OF 1 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVEL 1, 55 CURRIE STREET www.ICAC.SA.GOv.AU EFTA00266523 CACcitg.t.WICal" : BCSE. uF r pcv3ER OP DEMeD cCrific R&D civic_ RIGHTS PROTECTED OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 4_ 22 February 2017 PROTECTED Ms Jacqueline Pearce Dear Ms Pearce Re Items received during interview mr/il l Office for Pubtic Integrity SOUTH AUSTRAL A OP! ?(... Please find enclosed a receipt for items received by the Office for Public Integrity ('OPI') on 21 _February 2017 during your interview. .3\c. I note that these documents were provided as copies for the OPI. Accordingly, the hardcopies of all documents recorded on the attached item receipt have been retained by the OPI. You will receive further correspondence regarding the outline of your recontact in due course. Thank you for your attendance. Yours fai S u ly • hief Executive Officer OFFICE FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY End. Item Receipt PAGE 1 OF 2 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVEL 1, 55 CURRIE STREET tails n•I he, t. e. r • I EFTA00266524 c. virpeNte- cet.ri-niNler) e.,xtess(1/41-6 mse (NI um-n-lEs cLec-rRt crry RccouNri- - CC peatiNc, F NES - TONN5Jtu-c_c FINES DaDFS-ndenfr, GICEE3\kSLANb PROTECTED OPI PC5L-1 CE Nkeint triHNT taRROPTrON Office for Pubic Integra SOUTH AUSTRALIA Item Receipt ference number: 2016/001569 Complainant name: Ms Jacqueline Pearce This form acknowledges receipt of the following item(s) which were provided the Office for Public Integrity: Item Number Item Type Item Name Number Pages (if applicable) 1 Timeline It- Chronology of events dated 20 February 2017 6 2 Flowchart 9, Document titled 'Personal Connections' dated 25 October 2016 2 3 Summary Ac- Document titled 'Police Involvement — Port Pirie Region — Metropolitan Region' undated 4 4 Document 4 Withdrawal of Authority dated 18 February 2016 2 5 USB „., Various folders and documents pertaining to complaint NA OPI Officer ID Number 97 OPI Officer signature Date of receipt 21 February 2017..... Time of receipt at 14:00pm PAGE 2 OF 2 PROTECTED GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEVEL 1, 55 CURRIE STREET www War GA r.nv el l EFTA00266525 5-rec.c e, Re_rowi NIG Ticec- cot_ Q1TY - bEN co tNJESfIGe/y(0\13 CictteRN meal" : 19B->se GF ftweit leo Ass PROTECTEEff air cper: Firresi- AND OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 >At, 20 April 2017 PROTECTED Ms Jacqueline Pearce Dear Ms Pearce 9 independent CommiSSIOne Against Corruption SOUTH AUSTRAL'A ICAC Re Your Complaint 4f. I refer to your attendance at the Office for Public Integrity (DPI') for an interview on 21 February 3C- 2017 and your subsequent correspondence. You have provided a large number of documents to the OPI for consideration. Elements of your complaint relate to matters which are outside of my jurisdiction. Your complaint has been considered in term of issues raised against South Australia Police officers, intellectual property theft, West Side Lawyers and the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The further information you have provided does not cause me to reconsider my earlier determination. The gravamen of your complaint has been considered and assessed as requiring no further action. .)F, Accordingly, your file will remain closed. Xc--- * I do not intend to correspond with you further in relation to the issues you have raised and have .instructed the OPI to file future correspondence from you relating to these issues without response. You will receive a response from the OPI if you provide new information where further action is required. Yo,us faithfully f uc_c_.)-- ne The on. Bruce Lander QC INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER AGAINST CORRUPTION e2c)Q0 - it :,2 1 51-tuL c caKENT-I IAN) 0 c -r- i VC-- r2C62C,: - A 4---rEtkCE) 19S Re al-4-te ) iThe-EN 'Et RC ATE - Cc.ThiPOTC.rfK H ec:_ic I r\1 c, - -3-i- IL-EA mst (•16,,;(--, cokiceriS {-1 fic lc I - PRUNEr4cceL)&)-1- PAGE 1 OF 1 , K.- GPO BOX 11066, ADELAIDE, SA 5001 LEM 1, 55 CURRIE STREET PROTECTED www.ICAC.SA.GOV.AU EFTA00266526