PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2012

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act  
• 3 Dictionary  
• 4 Notes  
• 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
• 6 Object of Act  

PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

• 7 Meaning of public interest disclosure  
• 8 Meaning of disclosable conduct  
• 9 Meaning of public sector entity  
• 10 Meaning of public official  
• 11 Meaning of disclosure officer  
• 12 Meaning of relates to an entity  
• 13 Meaning of head of a public sector entity  

PART 3--DISCLOSING DISCLOSABLE CONDUCT

• 14 Anyone may disclose disclosable conduct  
• 15 Who disclosure of disclosable conduct may be made to  
• 16 How to disclose disclosable conduct  
• 17 Giving disclosure of disclosable conduct to integrity commissioner  
• 17A When disclosure of disclosable conduct given to integrity commissioner is a public  
• 17B Notice about disclosure of disclosable conduct that is not public interest  

PART 4--DEALING WITH A PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE

• 18 Meaning of investigating entity  
• 19 Integrity commissioner—investigate or refer public interest  
• 19A Notice about investigation  
• 20 Investigating public interest disclosure  
• 21 Referral to chief police officer  
• 23 Discloser must be kept informed about investigation  
• 24 Public sector entity must take action  
• 25 Integrity commissioner must be kept informed  
• 26 Limitations on obligations to keep people informed etc  
• 26A Disclosable conduct of integrity commissioner  

PART 5--PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

• 27 Giving disclosure of disclosable conduct to Legislative Assembly or  
• 27A Giving public interest disclosure to Legislative Assembly or  

PART 6--OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

• 28 Integrity commissioner's functions  
• 29 Integrity commissioner may review decisions  
• 30 Report by integrity commissioner  
• 31 Integrity commissioner must tell discloser about decision  
• 32 Integrity commissioner's guidelines  
• 33 Integrity commissioner's procedures  
• 34 Role of ombudsman  

PART 7--PROTECTIONS FOR DISCLOSERS AND WITNESSES

• 35 Immunity from liability  
• 36 Protection from defamation action  
• 37 Loss of protection  
• 38 Liability for own conduct  
• 39 What is detrimental action?  
• 40 Offence—taking detrimental action  
• 41 Damages for detrimental action  
• 42 Injunction to prevent detrimental action etc  
• 42A Protection of witnesses  

PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

• 43 Protection of officials from liability  
• 44 Offences—use or divulge protected information  
• 45 Annual reporting by integrity commissioner  
• 47 Regulation-making power  
• 48 Review of Act  
DICTIONARY ENDNOTES