Western Australian Current Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Terms used
            
   4.      Crown bound

   PART 2 -- Public interest disclosures

           Division 1 -- Disclosures  

   5.      Appropriate disclosure of public interest information, making
            
   6.      Liability of person disclosing unaffected
            
   7A.     Disclosure of public interest information to journalist, when may be made

           Division 2 -- Obligations of a person to whom a disclosure is made  

   7.      Term used: proper authority
            
   8.      Proper authority’s functions as to disclosed information
            
   9.      Proper authority’s duties as to matter that might be disclosed
            
   10.     Proper authority to notify informant of action taken
            
   11.     Notice under s. 10 not to disclose certain matters
            
   12.     Duties under this Act of certain persons limited

   PART 3 -- Protection  

   13.     Immunity for person making appropriate disclosure of public interest information
            
   14.     Detrimental action against informant etc., offence
            
   15A.    Injunction etc. as to detrimental action
            
   15B.    Public service employee, relocating to prevent etc. reprisal
            
   15.     Act of victimisation defined; remedies for
            
   16.     Disclosure of identity of informant etc. restricted
            
   17.     Protection of s. 13 forfeited in some cases etc.
            
   18A.    Disclosure under s. 7A(2) to journalist, application of Part to

   PART 4 -- Role of Public Sector Commissioner  

   18.     Term used: proper authority
            
   19.     Commissioner’s functions
            
   20.     Code of minimum standards of conduct etc., establishing etc.
            
   21.     Guidelines, Commissioner’s duties as to
            
   22.     Annual report and other reports to Parliament

   PART 5 -- Miscellaneous  

   23.     Principal executive officer of public authority, duties of
            
   24.     False or misleading disclosure, offence
            
   25.     Other laws not excluded
            
   26.     Regulations
            
   27.      Review of Act
           Defined terms
           Compilation table