Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Bill 2023
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In Legislative Council, 2R, Debate adjourned 5 calendar days, Wed 31 May 2023
Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Bill 2023

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Introduced by the Hon Rod Roberts, MLC First print

New South Wales

Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Bill 2023

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1 Name of Act 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Amendment of Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988

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New South Wales

Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Bill 2023

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A Bill for

An Act to amend the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 to provide that the validation provision inserted into the Act by the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Act 2015 does not apply in relation to persons who had pending Supreme Court proceedings challenging corruption findings; and for related purposes.

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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts—

1 Name of Act This Act is the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Act 2023.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

3 Amendment of Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 No 35 Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions Insert after clause 35—

35A Limitation on validation provision (1) Clause 35 does not apply in relation to a person who had proceedings

pending in the Supreme Court, including the Court of Appeal, on 8 May 2015 relating to a finding by the Commission of corrupt conduct.

(2) For any limitation period for a proceeding brought by or on behalf of a person specified in subclause (1) in relation to a finding of corrupt conduct, the period between 8 May 2015 and the date of assent to the Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment (Validation) Act 2023 is to be disregarded in the calculation of the limitation period.

(3) This clause applies whether or not the person specified in subclause (1) is deceased, including for a proceeding brought on behalf of a deceased person under subclause (2).

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