Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2003 - SECT 13

13 .         Immunity for appropriate disclosure of public interest information

                A person who makes an appropriate disclosure of public interest information to a proper authority under section 5 — 

            (a)         incurs no civil or criminal liability for doing so; and

            (b)         is not, for doing so, liable — 

                  (i)         to any disciplinary action under a written law;

                  (ii)         to be dismissed;

                  (iii)         to have his or her services dispensed with or otherwise terminated; or

                  (iv)         for any breach of a duty of secrecy or confidentiality or any other restriction on disclosure (whether or not imposed by a written law) applicable to the person.