Victorian Numbered Acts

INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES, OVERSIGHT AND INDEPENDENCE) ACT 2019 (NO. 2 OF 2019) - SECT 91

    (1)     In section 7(1) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 —

        (a)     after paragraph (i) insert —

    "(ia)     to receive and assess public interest disclosures about conduct by or in the Victorian Inspectorate and engage an independent person to investigate any such disclosure that it has assessed to be a public interest complaint; and";

        (b)     in paragraph (o)—

              (i)     in subparagraph (iii), for " 2011 ." substitute " 2011 ; and";

              (ii)     after subparagraph (iii) insert —

    "(iv)     the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 .".

    (2)     In section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 —

        (a)     for paragraph (h)(ii) substitute —

    "(ii)     a particular disclosure determined by the IBAC under section 26 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 to be a public interest complaint; or";

        (b)     in paragraph (i), for "protected disclosure complaint" substitute "public interest complaint";

        (c)     for paragraph (j)(ii) substitute —

    "(ii)     a particular disclosure determined by the IBAC under section 26 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 to be a public interest complaint; or";

        (d)     in paragraphs (k) and (l), for " Protected Disclosure Act 2012 " substitute " Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 ".

    (3)     For the note at the foot of section 7 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 substitute —

" Note

See also Part 8 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 and Part VB of the Ombudsman Act 1973 which set out the functions of the Integrity and Oversight Committee under each of those Acts.".