PROTECTED DISCLOSURE ACT 2012 (NO. 85 OF 2012) - SECT 20 Disclosures not made in accordance with Division 2

PROTECTED DISCLOSURE ACT 2012 (NO. 85 OF 2012) - SECT 20

    (1)     A disclosure is not a disclosure made in accordance with Division 2 if, at the time the disclosure is made, the person making the disclosure expressly states in writing that the disclosure is not a disclosure for the purposes of this Act.

    (2)     A disclosure that is made by an officer or employee of an investigating entity in the performance of his or her functions or duties under the Act under which the investigating entity is authorised to investigate protected disclosure complaints is not a disclosure made in accordance with Division 2 unless—

        (a)     at the time the disclosure is made, the person making the disclosure expressly states in writing that the disclosure is a disclosure for the purposes of this Act; and

        (b)     the disclosure is otherwise made in accordance with Division 2.

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PART 3—NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF DISCLOSURES