{"id":"F2024L00191","name":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Public Interest Disclosure Standard) Certificate 2024","slug":"legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442282,"registerId":"F2024L00191-fast-fetch-1775957335839","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Public Interest Disclosure Standard) Certificate 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nLegislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Public Interest Disclosure Standard) Certificate 2024\n\nI, Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney‑General, make the following certificate.\n\nDated 15 February 2024\n\nMark Dreyfus KC\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Deferral of sunsetting\n\n5 Repeal of this instrument\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Legislation (Deferral of Sunsetting—Public Interest Disclosure Standard) Certificate 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 21 February 2024\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 51(1)(c) of the Legislation Act 2003.\n\n4  Deferral of sunsetting\n\n  The Public Interest Disclosure Standard 2013, for which the sunsetting day is 1 April 2024, is repealed by section 51 of the Legislation Act 2003 on 1 April 2026.\n\n5  Repeal of this instrument\n\n  This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 April 2026.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1515},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs a narrow, purely administrative function exactly as described in its title. It temporarily extends the life of one specific regulation without expanding or altering its substantive content."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 short sections","Single substantive operation (deferring a date)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation (except the enabling power)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThis certificate delays the automatic expiry (\"sunsetting\") of the *Public Interest Disclosure Standard 2013* by two years.\n\n**Background:**\n\nUnder the *Legislation Act 2003*, most regulations automatically expire after 10 years unless specifically renewed. This is called \"sunsetting.\" The Public Interest Disclosure Standard—the rulebook governing **whistleblowing** in the Australian public service—was scheduled to expire on 1 April 2024.\n\n**What changes:**\n\n- The Standard now remains in force until **1 April 2026** (instead of 1 April 2024)\n- Public sector whistleblower protections continue unchanged during this period\n- This certificate itself self-destructs on 2 April 2026\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis buys the government time to review the whistleblowing framework while ensuring public officials keep their existing legal protections against retaliation when reporting misconduct."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024","history":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/legislation-deferral-of-sunsetting-public-interest-disclosure-standard-certificate-2024/documents"}}