PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - SECT 6E
Responsibility of head of public authority
PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - SECT 6E
Responsibility of head of public authority
(1) The head of a public authority is responsible for ensuring that-- (a) the
public authority has the policy required by section 6D , and (b) the staff of
the public authority are aware of the contents of the policy and the
protections under this Act for a person who makes a
public interest disclosure , and (c) the public authority complies with the
policy and the authority's obligations under this Act, and (d) the policy
designates at least one officer of the public authority (who may be the
principal officer ) as being responsible for receiving
public interest disclosures on behalf of the authority. (2) In this section,
"head of a public authority" means-- (a) for a local government authority --the
General Manager of the authority, or (b) for the Department of the
Legislative Assembly--the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, or (c) for the
Department of the Legislative Council--the President of the Legislative
Council, or (d) for the Department of Parliamentary Services--the Speaker of
the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Legislative Council, or (e)
for a Public Service agency--the head of the agency under the
Government Sector Employment Act 2013 , or (f) a person who is prescribed by
the regulations as the head of a public authority for the purposes of this
section, or (g) for any other public authority --the chief executive officer
or other principal officer of the authority.
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