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 that the issue could involve corrupt conduct that is serious or systemic.

General matters

(4) Corruption issues may be investigated together.

(5) The Commissioner may, at any time, reconsider whether or how to deal with a corruption issue.

Commissioner may decide to take no action

(6) The Commissioner may decide to take no action in relation to a corruption issue.

Commissioner under no duty to consider whether to deal with corruption issue

(7) The Commissioner does not have a duty to consider whether to deal with a corruption issue under this section, whether the Commissioner is requested to do so by the person who referred the issue or by any other person, or in any other circumstances.

42 Preliminary investigations by Commissioner

Application

(1) This section applies if the Commissioner considers it necessary or desirable to conduct a preliminary investigation for any of the following purposes:


 * (a) to confirm the existence or nature of a corruption issue (including whether a corruption issue could involve corrupt conduct that is serious or systemic);


 * (b) to assist the Commissioner to decide whether or how to deal with a corruption issue.

Exercise of certain Part 7 powers for preliminary investigations

(2) The Commissioner may exercise the following Part 7 powers as if the preliminary investigation mentioned in subsection (1) were a corruption investigation: