PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - As at 1 July 2023 - Act 92 of 1994
- As at 1 July 2023 - Act 92 of 1994Table of Provisions
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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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 (Repealed)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- 33 Savings, transitional and other provisions Schedule 1 (Repealed)