PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2002 - SECT 32 Notice of alternative procedure
PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2002 - SECT 32
Notice of alternative procedure
(1) If the Ombudsman the Ombudsman must notify the person who made the disclosure of the person's right to have the disclosure dealt with as a complaint under that Act.(a) determines that a disclosure is not a public interest disclosure; and(b) considers that the disclosure could constitute a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 1978 (2) A person who is given notice under subsection (1) may by notice in writing to the Ombudsman request that the disclosure be dealt with as a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 1978 .(3) A person must make a request under subsection (2) within 28 days of being given notice under subsection (1) .(4) If under this section a person requests that a disclosure be dealt with as a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 1978 , the disclosure is taken to be a complaint made to the Ombudsman under that Act.