(1)  A public body is to establish procedures that comply with any guidelines and standards referred to in section 38(1)(c) .

(2)  The procedures established by a public body under subsection (1) are to include procedures for the protection of the welfare of a person making a disclosure.

(3)  A large public body is to submit its procedures to the Ombudsman for approval, and is to submit its procedures to the Ombudsman at least once in each 3-year period following the initial approval.

(4)  In this section –

GBE means a Government Business Enterprise within the meaning of the Government Business Enterprises Act 1995 ;

large public body includes –

(a) a State Service Agency; and

(b) a council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 ; and

(c) a GBE; and

(d) a State-owned company;

State-owned company means a company that is incorporated under the Corporations Act and is controlled by –

(a) the Crown; or

(b) a GBE; or

(c) a statutory authority; or

(d) another company which is itself controlled by an entity referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .

(5)  For the purposes of the definition of State-owned company in subsection (4) , the provisions of the Corporations Act relating to control are taken to apply as if the Crown, GBE or statutory authority, as the case may be, were a corporation under that Act.