Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2012 - SECT 56

S. 56(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.36(b)).

    (1)     The functions of Integrity Oversight Victoria under this Act are—

S. 56(1)(a) amended by Nos 2/2019 s. 35(a), 50/2021 s. 140, 31/2023 s. 54.

        (a)     to receive assessable disclosures that relate to the IBAC, IBAC Officers or Public Interest Monitors; and

        (b)     to assess those disclosures; and

S. 56(1)(c) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 35(b).

        (c)     to determine whether those disclosures are public interest complaints; and

        (d)     to receive other assessable disclosures and to notify those disclosures to the IBAC; and

Note to s. 56(1)(d) amended by Nos 2/2019 s. 35(c), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.37).

Note

Integrity Oversight Victoria may receive disclosures that relate to certain entities other than the IBAC, IBAC Officers or Public Interest Monitors. See sections 13 and 14(f).

S. 56(1)(e) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 35(d).

        (e)     to review the procedures established by the IBAC, the Judicial Commission and the Ombudsman under Part 9 and the implementation of those procedures; and

S. 56(1)(ea) inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 35(e).

        (ea)     to promote the purposes of this Act; and

S. 56(1)(f) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.36(b)).

        (f)     to perform any other function conferred on Integrity Oversight Victoria by or under this Act.

S. 56(2) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.36(a)).

    (2)     Integrity Oversight Victoria has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions under this Act.

S. 56A inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 36.