Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) In this Division—
"applicable law" means—
(a) the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 ; or
(b) a provision of another Act that confers a function or power or imposes a duty on the Chief Commissioner in relation to a protected disclosure complaint;
"Australian legal practitioner" has the same meaning as it has in the Legal Profession Act 2004 ;
"investigating entity" means—
(a) the IBAC; or
(b) the Ombudsman; or
(c) the Victorian Inspectorate;
"investigation request" means a request from the Chief Commissioner for a person to give any information, produce any document or thing, answer any question, or otherwise participate in an investigation under this Part;
law enforcement agency has the meaning given in section 3(1) of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 but does not include the Chief Commissioner;
"prosecutorial body" has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 ;
"restricted matter" means—
(a) any information given to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or
(b) the contents of any document, or a description of any thing, produced to the Chief Commissioner under a direction under section 176 or in response to an investigation request; or
(c) the existence of, or any information about, a direction under section 176 or an investigation request; or
(d) the subject matter of a protected disclosure complaint being investigated under this Part; or
(e) any information that could enable any of the following persons to be identified or located—
(i) a person who has been, or is proposed to be, interviewed by, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing to, the Chief Commissioner under this Part; or
(ii) a person who has otherwise participated, or will participate, in an investigation under this Part; or
(f) the fact that a person—
(i) has been, or is proposed to be, interviewed by, or has produced, or may produce, any document or thing to, the Chief Commissioner under this Part; or
(ii) has otherwise participated, or will participate, in an investigation under this Part.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, a reference to the Chief Commissioner in the definition of restricted matter is to be read as including a reference to a member of Victoria Police personnel acting on behalf of the Chief Commissioner under this Part.