(a) any person other than a staff member lodges a complaint of misconduct against any staff member; or (b) a staff member suspects that any other staff member is guilty of misconduct; or (c) a staff member suspects that any other staff member has or is conducting himself or herself in a manner that is unbecoming to a person holding a security clearance or is prejudicial to the interest of the Service, the staff member to whom such complaint has been made or who has formed such suspicion shall - (i) record such complaint or suspicion on such document as the Director may determine; and (ii) forthwith submit a written report relating to such misconduct or conduct to his or her supervisor for submission to the Director in accordance with such procedures as the Director may determine. (2) Upon receipt of a written report submitted to him or her in terms of paragraph (ii) of subregulation (1), the Director - (a) shall, without delay, appoint a staff member (hereinafter in this regulation and regulation 11 referred to as an investigating officer) of a rank or grade higher than that of the staff member to whom such complaint or suspicion relates to investigate the matter and obtain evidence in order to determine whether there are grounds for a charge of misconduct against the staff member concerned: Provided that, in the application of subregulation (3), the investigating officer may be of any rank or grade; (b) may appoint any other staff member, irrespective of his or her rank or grade, to assist the investigating officer. (3) If the investigation relates to circumstances contemplated in subregulation (1)(c), the investigating officer shall not be attached to the same office or station as the staff member to whom the complaint or suspicion relates. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (2), the Director need not appoint an investigating officer to investigate the complaint or suspicion in question if - (a) the complaint or suspicion - (i) has been withdrawn in writing; (ii) does not relate to any of the circumstances contemplated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subregulation (1); or (iii) was reported anonymously; or (b) the person lodging the complaint is not prepared to do so in writing.
(a) any person other than a staff member lodges a complaint of misconduct against any staff member; or (b) a staff member suspects that any other staff member is guilty of misconduct; or (c) a staff member suspects that any other staff member has or is conducting himself or herself in a manner that is unbecoming to a person holding a security clearance or is prejudicial to the interest of the Service, the staff member to whom such complaint has been made or who has formed such suspicion shall - (i) record such complaint or suspicion on such document as the Director may determine; and (ii) forthwith submit a written report relating to such misconduct or conduct to his or her supervisor for submission to the Director in accordance with such procedures as the Director may determine. (2) Upon receipt of a written report submitted to him or her in terms of paragraph (ii) of subregulation (1), the Director - (a) shall, without delay, appoint a staff member (hereinafter in this regulation and regulation 11 referred to as an investigating officer) of a rank or grade higher than that of the staff member to whom such complaint or suspicion relates to investigate the matter and obtain evidence in order to determine whether there are grounds for a charge of misconduct against the staff member concerned: Provided that, in the application of subregulation (3), the investigating officer may be of any rank or grade; (b) may appoint any other staff member, irrespective of his or her rank or grade, to assist the investigating officer. (3) If the investigation relates to circumstances contemplated in subregulation (1)(c), the investigating officer shall not be attached to the same office or station as the staff member to whom the complaint or suspicion relates. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (2), the Director need not appoint an investigating officer to investigate the complaint or suspicion in question if - (a) the complaint or suspicion - (i) has been withdrawn in writing; (ii) does not relate to any of the circumstances contemplated in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subregulation (1); or (iii) was reported anonymously; or (b) the person lodging the complaint is not prepared to do so in writing.
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