PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2003 - SECT 7A

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2003 - SECT 7A

7A .         Disclosure of public interest information to journalist, when may be made

        (1)         In this section —

        journalist means a person engaged in the profession or occupation of journalism in connection with the publication of information in a medium for the dissemination to the public or a section of the public of news and observations on news.

        (2)         A person may make a disclosure to a journalist of substantially the same information that was the subject of a disclosure of public interest information that the person has already made under this Act if the proper authority to which the disclosure was made, or the person to whom a matter raised by the disclosure was referred under section 9(1)(b) —

            (a)         has refused to investigate, or has discontinued the investigation of, a matter raised by the disclosure; or

            (b)         has not completed an investigation of a matter raised by the disclosure within the period ending 6 months after the disclosure was made; or

            (c)         has completed an investigation of a matter raised by the disclosure but has not recommended the taking of action in respect of the matter; or

            (d)         has not complied with section 10(1) or (4), if applicable, in relation to the disclosure.

        [Section 7A inserted: No. 31 of 2012 s. 15.]