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PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2002 - SECT 65 Decision by public body not to investigate

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2002 - SECT 65

Decision by public body not to investigate

(1)  If, under section 64 , a public body decides not to investigate a disclosed matter, the public body must, within 14 days –
(a) notify the person who made the disclosure of its decision and the reasons for its decision; and
(b) notify the Ombudsman that the public body has determined that the disclosure will not be investigated.
(2)  On receipt of a notification that a public body has decided not to investigate a disclosure matter, the Ombudsman must review that decision.
(3)  Subsection (1)(a) does not apply in respect of a person who made an anonymous disclosure.