Independent Police Conduct Commission Act 2022 s 16
s 16 Officers and staff of Commission
(1) The Commission shall appoint such number of officers and staff of the Commission as may be necessary be to assist the Commission in discharging its functions and exercising its powers effectively and efficiently and for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Commission may appoint any officers from any government agency on secondment basis to be its investigators.
(3) The Commission may appoint such number of legal officers as may be necessary who shall be seconded from amongst officers of the Judicial and Legal Service to assist the Commission.
(4) An officer of the Commission having, directly or indirectly, by himself, a member of his family or his associate, any interest or connection to a member of the police force under investigation by the Commission shall disclose his interest or connection forthwith to the Chairman and shall not be involved in any investigation conducted by the Commission as regards that member of the police force.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pegawai dan kakitangan Suruhanjaya
(1) Suruhanjaya hendaklah melantik apa-apa bilangan pegawai dan kakitangan Suruhanjaya yang perlu untuk membantu Suruhanjaya menunaikan fungsinya dan menjalankan kuasanya dengan berkesan dan efisien dan bagi maksud melaksanakan peruntukan Akta ini.
(2) Suruhanjaya boleh melantik mana-mana pegawai daripada mana-mana agensi kerajaan atas dasar peminjaman sebagai penyiasatnya.
(3) Suruhanjaya boleh melantik apa-apa bilangan pegawai undang-undang yang perlu yang hendaklah dipinjam daripada kalangan pegawai Perkhidmatan Kehakiman dan Perundangan untuk membantu Suruhanjaya.
(4) Seseorang anggota Suruhanjaya yang, secara langsung atau tidak langsung, mempunyai sendiri, melalui anggota keluarganya atau sekutunya, apa-apa kepentingan mengenai atau kaitan dengan anggota pasukan polis yang sedang disiasat oleh Suruhanjaya hendaklah menzahirkan kepentingan atau kaitannya dengan serta-merta kepada Pengerusi dan tidak boleh terlibat dalam apa-apa penyiasatan yang dijalankan oleh Suruhanjaya berkenaan dengan anggota pasukan polis itu.
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
