Regulation 13 Handling of complaints, etc.
Where a complaint regarding the conduct of a civilian member of NCIS is submitted to the Director General, he shall take any steps that appear to him to be desirable for the purpose of obtaining or preserving evidence relating to the conduct complained of.
After complying with paragraph (1) the Director General shall determine whether he is the appropriate authority in relation to the civilian member of NCIS whose conduct is the subject of the complaint.
If the Director General determines that he is not the appropriate authority, he shall—
send the complaint or, if it was submitted orally, particulars of it to the appropriate authority; and
give notice that he has done so to the person by whom or on whose behalf the complaint was submitted.
For the purposes of this Part of these Regulations “the appropriate authority” means—
in relation to a civilian member of NCIS appointed by the NCIS Service Authority pursuant to the provisions of section 9(9)(b) of the 1997 Act, the NCIS Service Authority; and
in relation to any other civilian member of NCIS, the Director General.