Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2012 - SECT 34

    (1)     For the purposes of this Part a disclosure is a related disclosure if—

S. 34(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 15(1).

        (a)     the disclosure is made to an investigating entity, other than in the circumstances specified in subsection (2), in the course of its investigation of a public interest complaint; and

        (b)     the investigating entity is an entity to which the disclosure may be made under Division 2 of Part 2; and

S. 34(1)(c) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 15(1).

        (c)     the disclosure concerns the same subject matter as the public interest complaint being investigated by that entity.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(a), the following circumstances are specified—

        (a)     the disclosure is made to—

              (i)     the IBAC; or

S. 34(2)(a)(ii) amended by Nos 2/2019 s. 15(2), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.27).

              (ii)     Integrity Oversight Victoria in the course of its investigation of a public interest complaint made to it under section 14(b); or

        (b)     the investigating entity to which the disclosure is made—

S. 34(2)(b)(i) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 15(3).

              (i)     is unable to investigate the disclosure because it is not authorised to do so under the Act authorising the investigation of the public interest complaint to which the disclosure relates; or

S. 34(2)(b)(ii) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 15(3).

              (ii)     is able to investigate the disclosure but does not intend to investigate the disclosure as part of its investigation of the public interest complaint to which the disclosure relates.

S. 35 (Heading) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 16(1).