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PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994
- As at 1 July 2023
- Act 92 of 1994
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
1. Name of Act
2. Commencement
3. Object of Act
4. Definitions
4A. Public officials
5. Relationship of this Act and other Acts
6. Act binds the Crown
6A. Steering Committee
6B. Oversight of Act by Ombudsman
6C. Provision of information to Ombudsman for audit purposes
6CA. Reports to Ombudsman by public authorities
6D. Public interest disclosures policies and guidelines
6E. Responsibility of head of public authority
PART 2 - PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES
7. Effect of Part
8. Disclosures must be made by public officials
9. (Repealed)
9A. Presumptions about beliefs on which disclosures are based
10. Disclosure to Commission concerning corrupt conduct
11. Disclosure to Ombudsman concerning maladministration
12. Disclosure to Auditor-General concerning serious and substantial waste
12A. Disclosures to LECC and LECC Inspector and to investigating authorities
12B. Disclosure concerning local government
12C. Disclosure concerning Commission, ICAC Inspector and officers of Commission and ICAC Inspector
12D. Disclosure to Information Commissioner
12E. (Repealed)
13. Disclosure concerning Ombudsman, Auditor-General or staff
14. Disclosures to public officials
15. Protection of misdirected disclosures
16. (Repealed)
17. Disclosures concerning merits of government policy
18. Disclosures motivated by object of avoiding disciplinary action
19. Disclosure to a member of Parliament or journalist
PART 3 - PROTECTIONS
20. Protection against reprisals
20A. Compensation for reprisals
20B. Injunctions to prevent reprisals
21. Protection against actions etc
22. Confidentiality guideline
23. Rights and privileges of Parliament
24. Other protection preserved
PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS
25. Referral of disclosures by investigating authorities
26. Referral of disclosures by public officials
26A. Transitional disclosure procedure when public authority becomes separate office within another public authority
26B. Ombudsman's role in resolution of disputes
27. Notification to person making disclosure
28. False or misleading disclosures
29. Proceedings for offences
30. Regulations
31. Reports to Parliament by public authorities
31A. Special report by Ombudsman
31B. Review of Commonwealth legislation
32. Review of Act
33. Savings, transitional and other provisions
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
SCHEDULE 2
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