PROTECTED DISCLOSURE ACT 2012 (NO. 85 OF 2012) - SECT 28 Disclosure determined to be a protected disclosure complaint—advice to person who made disclosure

PROTECTED DISCLOSURE ACT 2012 (NO. 85 OF 2012) - SECT 28

    (1)     If the IBAC determines that a disclosure is a protected disclosure complaint, the IBAC must advise the person who made the disclosure that—

        (a)     the IBAC has determined that the disclosure is a protected disclosure complaint; and

        (b)     regardless of whether the IBAC has determined that the disclosure is a protected disclosure complaint, the protections under Part 6 apply to a protected disclosure.

    (2)     The advice must—

        (a)     be in writing; and

        (b)     be given within a reasonable time after the determination is made.

    (3)     The advice must include a written statement containing the prescribed matters relating to the rights, protections and obligations under this Act of a person who has made a protected disclosure.

    (4)     The advice must include a written statement advising the recipient that it is an offence under section 74 to disclose that the IBAC has determined that the disclosure is a protected disclosure complaint.