Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) If a person makes a disclosure to the Ombudsman in accordance with Part 2, the Ombudsman must, within a reasonable time after receiving the disclosure, determine whether the disclosure is a public interest disclosure.
(2) In making a determination under subsection (1), the Ombudsman must be satisfied that the disclosure shows or tends to show that a public officer or public body –
(a) has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in improper conduct in their capacity as a public officer or public body; or
(b) has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action in contravention of section 19.
(3) This section does not apply to a disclosure that has been referred to the State Service Commissioner under Part 4 and that the State Service Commissioner has decided to deal with under the State Service Act 2000.