The functions of the Commission are:
1. To consider
alleged or suspected corrupt practices and to investigate such allegations or
suspicions when it determines that there are sufficient grounds for an in-depth
investigation.
2. To investigate
the conduct of any public officer, including Ministers or Parliamentary
Secretaries, which in the opinion of the Commission may be corrupt or may be
connected with or may be conducive to corrupt practices.
3. To investigate
the conduct of any person who is or had been entrusted with functions relating
to the administration of a partnership or other body in which the Government,
local government, statutory body etc has a controlling interest or effective control,
where the Commission is of the opinion that such conduct could be corrupt or
connected with or conducive to corrupt practices.
4. To investigate
the practices and procedures of government departments, local government
authorities, statutory bodies or other bodies in which the Government has a
controlling interest or effective control in order to facilitate the discovery
of any corrupt practices and to recommend the revision of work methods or
procedures that could be conducive to corrupt practices.
5. To instruct,
advise and assist Ministers or other persons who are entrusted with the
administration of government departments and other bodies where the Government
has a controlling interest or effective control on ways in which corrupt
practices could be eliminated.
In the case of paragraphs 1 - 4 above, Reports of the Commission's
findings are submitted to the Minister responsible for Justice. (Article
11(a)).
DEFINITION OF CORRUPT PRACTICES (ARTICLE 6)
The corrupt practices that are investigated by the Commission are
defined in the Act itself.
These are:
b) Acts or
omissions that constitute an attempt to commit any of the offences referred to
at paragraph (a) above or which constitute offences under sections 41 and 42 of the Criminal Code.
c) Conspiracy to
commit any of the offences referred to at paragraphs (a) and (b) above. Such
conspiracy shall be deemed to commence the moment it is planned or agreed upon
between two or more persons.