Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Object of Act  

   PART 2--IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   7.      Meaning of public interest disclosure  
   8.      Meaning of disclosable conduct  
   9.      Meaning of public sector entity  
   10.     Meaning of public official  
   11.     Meaning of disclosure officer  
   12.     Meaning of relates to an entity  
   13.     Meaning of head of a public sector entity  

   PART 3--DISCLOSING DISCLOSABLE CONDUCT

   14.     Anyone may disclose disclosable conduct  
   15.     Who disclosure of disclosable conduct may be made to  
   16.     How to disclose disclosable conduct  
   17.     Giving disclosure of disclosable conduct to integrity commissioner  
   17A.    When disclosure of disclosable conduct given to integrity commissioner is a public  
   17B.    Notice about disclosure of disclosable conduct that is not public interest  

   PART 4--DEALING WITH A PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE

   18.     Meaning of investigating entity  
   19.     Integrity commissioner—investigate or refer public interest  
   19A.    Notice about investigation  
   20.     Investigating public interest disclosure  
   21.     Referral to chief police officer  
   23.     Discloser must be kept informed about investigation  
   24.     Public sector entity must take action  
   25.     Integrity commissioner must be kept informed  
   26.     Limitations on obligations to keep people informed etc  
   26A.    Disclosable conduct of integrity commissioner  

   PART 5--PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES

   27.     Giving disclosure of disclosable conduct to Legislative Assembly or  
   27A.    Giving public interest disclosure to Legislative Assembly or  

   PART 6--OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES

   28.     Integrity commissioner's functions  
   29.     Integrity commissioner may review decisions  
   30.     Report by integrity commissioner  
   31.     Integrity commissioner must tell discloser about decision  
   32.     Integrity commissioner's guidelines  
   33.     Integrity commissioner's procedures  
   34.     Role of ombudsman  

   PART 7--PROTECTIONS FOR DISCLOSERS AND WITNESSES

   35.     Immunity from liability  
   36.     Protection from defamation action  
   37.     Loss of protection  
   38.     Liability for own conduct  
   39.     What is detrimental action?  
   40.     Offence—taking detrimental action  
   41.     Damages for detrimental action  
   42.     Injunction to prevent detrimental action etc  
   42A.    Protection of witnesses  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   43.     Protection of officials from liability  
   44.     Offences—use or divulge protected information  
   45.     Annual reporting by integrity commissioner  
   47.     Regulation-making power  
   48.     Review of Act  
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