Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 - SECT 35

What happens if it is concluded that a disclosure is not a public interest disclosure?

35. What happens if it is concluded that a disclosure is not a public interest
disclosure?



(1) If, under section 33, the Director or Chief Commissioner of Police
concludes that a disclosure is not a public interest disclosure, he or she
must, within 14 days-

   (a)  notify the person who made the disclosure of that conclusion; and

   (b)  advise the person that-

   (i)  he or she may request that the disclosure be referred to the Ombudsman
        for a determination as to whether it is a public interest disclosure;
        and

   (ii) the person's request must be made within 28 days of the notification.

(2) This section does not apply in respect of a person who made an anonymous
disclosure.