Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a public interest disclosure being investigated by a proper authority relates to—
(a) the conduct of another government agency or the conduct of a public official in relation to another government agency; or
(b) a matter, or the conduct of any person, that another government agency has a function or power to investigate;
the proper authority may refer the public interest disclosure to the other government agency.
(2) Nothing in this section affects the duty of a proper authority to act under section 19.