I think if that were the case it would.... And it says in here, in the act, that I “may disclose” some information, but the way these confidentiality provisions are sort of intertwined in the legislation is very complicated. What one would not want in fact...disclosing information obtained during an administrative investigation actually has a negative impact on the criminal investigation. So it is actually probably more appropriate to not disclose information, and that has always been the stance my office has taken. You have to remember that in some cases I do conduct examinations under oath. I can compel people to give testimony by way of subpoena.
So in order to protect the integrity of a possible criminal investigation, it is best that the police conduct their own investigation. You must remember that all of this information we base our investigation on is contained within the department, so this information or these documents are available to the police to conduct their own investigation. If they wish to do so, they can interview their own witnesses, and therefore the investigation is separate and not tainted by anything that I would do as part of an administrative investigation.
You might want to ask this question of the public prosecutor's office; they would be much better to advise you on this one. I haven't practised criminal law for almost 17 years, or something like that.