Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a disclosure that qualifies for protection under this Part is allocated to an authorised official, the authorised official must investigate the disclosure.
(2) However, the authorised official may decide not to investigate the disclosure, or (if the investigation has started) not to investigate the disclosure further, under this Division in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
(3) To avoid doubt, Division 2 continues to apply to the disclosure even if the authorised official decides not to investigate the disclosure, or not to investigate the disclosure further, under this Division.
(4) The investigation under this Division by the authorised official is to be conducted in accordance with any regulations made for the purposes of section 337CC and otherwise as the authorised official thinks fit.
(5) The authorised official may, for the purposes of the
investigation, obtain information from such persons, and make such inquiries,
as the authorised official thinks fit.