Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES ACT 2012 - SECT 73

S. 73(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 44(2).

    (1)     A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a public interest disclosure knowing that claim to be false.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.

S. 73(2) amended by Nos 2/2019 s. 44(3), 31/2024 s. 113(Sch.  1 item 28.48).

    (2)     A person must not claim that a matter is the subject of a disclosure that the IBAC or Integrity Oversight Victoria has determined to be a public interest complaint knowing that claim to be false.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both.

S. 74 amended by Nos 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 134.8), 16/2016 s. 176, repealed by No. 2/2019 s. 45.

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