PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - SECT 31B
Review of Commonwealth legislation
PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - SECT 31B
Review of Commonwealth legislation
31B Review of Commonwealth legislation
(1) The Steering Committee is to review any legislation of the Commonwealth
that is enacted in response to the 2009 report Whistleblower protection: A
comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector of the House of
Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
(2)
The review is to be conducted within 6 months after the enactment of the
Commonwealth legislation (or within 6 months after the commencement of this
section if the Commonwealth legislation is enacted before the commencement of
this section).
(3) The Steering Committee is to provide the Minister with a
report on the outcome of the review and any recommendations for reform of this
Act arising from the review.
(4) A copy of the Steering Committee's report is
to be tabled in each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after the
report is provided to the Minister.
