Information for witnesses

Information for witnesses

The Commission may call upon witnesses to provide evidence during an investigation.

The Commission is committed to supporting witnesses involved in, or subject to, the exercise of its duties, functions and powers. The Commission holds itself to a high standard when considering the psychological and physical wellbeing of its witnesses and implements appropriate support mechanisms.

In support of this commitment, the Commission has developed a suite of policy documents and resources to support witnesses. This includes:

• An 'Information for Witnesses' brochure,
• an 'Information Guide for Witnesses and Lawyers', and
• a 'Witness Wellbeing Policy.'

Further information is also available in the Examination Guidelines and the Examination (Conduct) Guidelines issued by the Commission.

Public examinations

Pursuant to the Integrity Commission Act 2018, the ACT Integrity Commission can hold an examination in public if it determines that it is in the public interest to do so.

The Standard Directions for Public Examinations apply to the conduct of any public examination by the Commission. They should be read in conjunction with the Examination Guidelines and the Examination (Conduct) Guidelines issued by the Commission.

All guidelines issued pursuant to the Integrity Commission Act 2018 can be accessed via the Commission's publications page.

Other resources

To support witnesses and other parties to better understand the examination process, the Commission has produced a series of simple explanatory resources:

• 'What is an examination?' factsheet
• 'Who's who in the examination room?' infographic
• 'Process of a corruption investigation' infographic