PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2013 (NO. 133, 2013)
Table of Provisions
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
Division 1--Preliminary matters
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Crown to be bound
- 4 Extension to external Territories
- 5 Extension to things outside Australia
Division 2--Objects
- 6 Objects
Division 3--Overview
- 7 Overview
Division 4--Definitions
- 8 Definitions
PART 2--PROTECTION OF DISCLOSERS
Division 1--Protections
- 9 Simplified outline Subdivision A--Immunity from liability
- 10 Protection of disclosers
- 11 Liability for false or misleading statements etc. unaffected
- 11A Designated publication restrictions
- 12 Discloser's liability for own conduct not affected Subdivision B--Protection from reprisals
- 13 What constitutes taking a reprisal
- 14 Compensation
- 15 Injunctions, apologies and other orders
- 16 Reinstatement
- 17 Multiple orders
- 18 Costs only if proceedings instituted vexatiously etc.
- 19 Offences
- 19A Interaction between civil remedies and offences Subdivision C--Protecting the identity of disclosers
- 20 Use or disclosure of identifying information
- 21 Identifying information not to be disclosed etc. to courts or tribunals Subdivision D--Interaction with the Fair Work Act 2009
- 22 Interaction with protections under Part 3-1 of the Fair Work Act 2009
- 22A Interaction with remedies under the Fair Work Act 2009 Subdivision E--Miscellaneous
- 23 Claims for protection
- 24 Protections have effect despite other Commonwealth laws
Division 2--Public interest disclosures
- 25 Simplified outline Subdivision A--Public interest disclosures
- 26 Meaning of public interest disclosure
- 27 Associated allegations
- 28 How a public interest disclosure may be made Subdivision B--Disclosable conduct
- 29 Meaning of disclosable conduct
- 30 Officers or employees of a contracted service provider
- 31 Disagreements with government policies etc.
- 32 Conduct connected with courts or Commonwealth tribunals
- 33 Conduct connected with intelligence agencies Subdivision C--Internal disclosures
- 34 Meaning of authorised internal recipient
- 35 When conduct relates to an agency
- 36 Meaning of authorised officer Subdivision D--Intelligence information
- 41 Meaning of intelligence information
PART 3--INVESTIGATIONS
Division 1--Allocating the handling of disclosures
- 42 Simplified outline
- 43 Authorised officer to allocate the handling of the disclosure
- 44 Giving notice of the allocation decision
- 45 Subsequent allocations
Division 2--The obligation to investigate disclosures
- 46 Simplified outline
- 47 Principal officer must investigate disclosures
- 48 Discretion not to investigate
- 49 Investigative agency using separate investigative powers
- 50 Notification to discloser
- 50A Notification to Ombudsman or IGIS of decision not to investigate
- 51 Report of investigation
- 52 Time limit for investigations under this Division
- 53 Conduct of investigations under this Division
- 54 Adoption of findings of another investigation
Division 3--Miscellaneous
- 56 Disclosure to a member of an Australian police force
- 57 Protection of witnesses etc.
PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Division 1--Additional obligations and functions
- 58 Simplified outline
- 59 Additional obligations of principal officers
- 60 Additional obligations of authorised officers
- 60A Additional obligations of supervisors
- 61 Additional obligations of public officials
- 62 Additional functions of the Ombudsman
- 63 Additional functions of the IGIS
Division 2--Treatment of information
- 64 Simplified outline
- 65 Secrecy--general
- 66 Source agencies for intelligence information
- 67 Secrecy--legal practitioners
Division 3--Officials and agencies
- 68 Simplified outline Subdivision A--Public officials
- 69 Public officials
- 70 Individuals taken to be public officials Subdivision B--Agencies and prescribed authorities
- 71 Meaning of agency
- 72 Meaning of prescribed authority Subdivision C--Principal officers
- 73 Meaning of principal officer
PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS
- 74 Ombudsman may determine standards
- 75 Restriction on the application of secrecy provisions
- 76 Annual report
- 77 Delegations
- 78 Liability for acts and omissions
- 79 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
- 80 Law relating to legal professional privilege not affected
- 82 Other investigative powers etc. not affected
- 82A Review of operation of Act
- 83 The PID rules