(3) Despite section 11, a disclosure
by a public official to the Ombudsman that the person making the disclosure
honestly believes, on reasonable grounds, shows or tends to show that, in the
exercise of a function relating to a matter of administration conferred or
imposed on the ICAC Inspector, the ICAC Inspector has engaged or proposes to
engage in conduct of a kind that amounts to corrupt conduct or
maladministration or has seriously and substantially wasted public money is
protected by this Act.
(4) The Ombudsman may investigate, and report on, in
accordance with the Ombudsman Act 1974, any matter raised by a disclosure
made to it that is of a kind referred to in subsection (3).