Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2012 - SECT 36

    (1)     This section applies—

S. 36(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 17(1).

        (a)     if a related disclosure is made to an investigating entity by a person other than the person who made the public interest complaint; and

        (b)     regardless of whether the related disclosure is made in accordance with Division 2 of Part 2.

S. 36(2) substituted by No. 2/2019 s. 17(2).

    (2)     Despite section 21, the investigating entity must notify the related disclosure to the appropriate entity if, and only if, the investigating entity considers that—

        (a)     the related disclosure shows or tends to show—

              (i)     a person, public officer or public body has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in improper conduct; or

              (ii)     a public officer or public body has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action against a person in contravention of section 45; or

        (b)     the person who made the related disclosure believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure shows or tends to show—

              (i)     a person, public officer or public body has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in improper conduct; or

              (ii)     a public officer or public body has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action against a person in contravention of section 45.

S. 36(3) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 17(3).

    (3)     A related disclosure notified to the appropriate entity under subsection (2) is taken to have been notified to the appropriate entity under section 21.

S. 36(4) inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 17(4).

    (4)     In this section, "appropriate entity" has the same meaning as in section 21(4).

S. 37 (Heading) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 18(1).