presentations in both 2018 and 2019. (Another such presentation will take place in October of 2020.) These presentations are somewhat lengthier than the training sessions noted above and certainly more extensive than a community presentation would be, as it provides a thorough (academic) examination of the municipal integrity regime for students.

PART III -- ADVISORY FUNCTION

If Education and Training represent the first line of defence against unethical conduct, the Advisory function provides a second layer of protection against violations of the Code of Conduct. Providing advice is a key function of the Integrity Commissioner and can often head-off Code of Conduct violations. Indeed, the Code of Conduct recognizes the importance of the Advice function and incentivizes it use. In Rule 19.0, the Code provides: “Any written advice given by the Integrity Commissioner to a member binds the Integrity Commissioner in any subsequent consideration of the conduct of the member in the same matter as long as all the relevant facts known to the member were disclosed to the Integrity Commissioner.” In this way, the Member is protected from any future Complaints regarding the same matter on which the Integrity Commissioner’s advice has been sought out in advance and, subsequently, followed.

Advice Files Opened:

Reporting Period	Requests for Advice	Formal Advice Letters
1st Report: 1 Aug 11 to 30 Sept 12	0	0
2nd Report: 1 Oct 12 to 30 Sept 13	4	2
3rd Report: 1 Oct 13 to 30 Sept 14	2	2
4th Report: 1 Oct 14 to 30 Sept 15	3	3
5th Report: 1 Oct 15 to 31 Dec 17	8	1
6th Report: 1 Jan 18 to 31 Dec 19	8	7