0 eN) t E0 p tcc‘ui mc_uwie.-i•- sre.c) et' t ENca movi PROTECTED fze- FeR -ro srPtc. c 016 - ICAC OUR REFERENCE NUMBER: 2016/001569 ke:MEM K1C: Th-eCtet- PiCrWrri sreciE a b EN) t c- 0 nssrsar n cE 41• 23 December 2016 Yra PROTECTED Ms email: By e rit)g Office for Puebe Integra OPI • AUFTPM.e. Dear Ms Pearce 1 Re Your Complaint I acknowledge receipt of your complaint received by the Office for Public Integrity (DPI') on 23 December 2016. Please read this letter which sets out some of the functions of the OPI and the process that your complaint will follow. The OPI is responsible for receiving and assessing complaints and reports about public administration. Consent Information provided to the OPI is treated in confidence. However, in some circumstances it may be necessary for the information to be disclosed to another agency for the purposes of making an assessment about the matter, conducting an investigation, making a referral, or other lawful reason. I would be grateful if you could contact the OPI within seven days to confirm whether you would consent to your personal details being provided to another agency or authority for the reasons outlined above. Assessment Process Your complaint will be allocated to an Assessment Officer within the OPI who will be responsible for your matter under my supervision. During the assessment process you may be contacted by the OPI to clarify issues or to provide further information and documentation to assist the OPI in making its assessment. In some circumstances, the OPI may need to contact other agencies or persons to obtain further information to assist in the assessment process. Please note that this process can take some time. Your matter will be assessed pursuant to section 23 of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012 ('ICAC Ad') and a determination made as to whether or not action should be taken to refer the matter or to make recommendations to the Independent C