Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Under section 15, a public officer may disclose official misconduct, an expression defined in the Crime and Misconduct Act 2001.
(2) Under section 16, a public officer may disclose maladministration that specifically, substantially and adversely affects someone's interests.
(3) Maladministration is widely defined to cover illegal, arbitrary, oppressive or improper public sector administrative action.
(4) Under section 17, a public officer may disclose negligent or improper management involving a substantial waste of public funds.
(5) The disclosure may concern the conduct of any public officer or public sector entity or anyone contracting to supply goods or services (other than as an employee) to a public sector entity.
(6) Under section 18, a public officer may disclose a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety or the environment.
(7) Public health or safety is widely defined in this Act and the wide definition of environment in the Environmental Protection Act 1994 is introduced by cross reference.