{"id":"public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019","name":"Public Interest Disclosure Regulations 2019","slug":"public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":236823,"registerId":"sa-public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Interest Disclosure Regulations 2019","content":"South Australia\nPublic Interest Disclosure Regulations 2019\nunder the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tPrescribed qualifications (section 12)\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure Regulations 2019.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which section 12 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 comes into operation.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—\nAct means the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018.\n4—Prescribed qualifications (section 12)\nPersons designated as responsible officers for the purposes of the Act must have completed any training courses approved by the Commissioner for the purposes of this regulation.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2019\n33\nGazette 18.4.2019 p1078 \n1.7.2019: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not retrievable. No content was available to compare against original intent."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was available for analysis — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Unable to assess actual regulatory complexity, cross-references, definitions, or operative provisions","Score of 1 reflects absence of content, not simplicity of the underlying law"],"plain_english_summary":"The Public Interest Disclosure Regulations 2019 set out procedural detail for South Australia’s whistleblower regime under the PID framework — how disclosures are made, who they go to, and how agencies must handle them. They primarily affect public sector employees, witnesses of government wrongdoing, and agency heads, and matter because they shape protections, timeliness, and accountability in handling reports."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose: prescribing qualifications for responsible officers under section 12 of the parent Act. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 operative provisions","Single substantive requirement (training completion)","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward delegation of standard-setting power to the Commissioner"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\n\nThese regulations set a simple rule for who can be a \"responsible officer\" under South Australia's whistleblower protection law (the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018). A responsible officer is someone who receives and handles complaints about serious wrongdoing in public agencies.\n\n**The key requirement:**\n\nAnyone designated as a responsible officer **must complete training courses approved by the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner**. This ensures people handling sensitive whistleblower complaints have proper skills and knowledge.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Public sector agencies** in South Australia (government departments, statutory authorities, etc.)\n- **Responsible officers** — the specific staff members appointed to receive and manage public interest disclosures (whistleblower complaints)\n- **The Commissioner** — who approves what training counts\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nWhistleblower complaints often involve serious issues like corruption, illegal acts, or dangers to public safety. This regulation helps ensure the people receiving these complaints are properly trained to protect whistleblowers from retaliation and handle disclosures correctly. Poor handling can expose whistleblowers to risk or let serious wrongdoing go unaddressed.\n\n**In short:** It's a basic competency rule — if you're going to handle whistleblower complaints, you need the Commissioner's sign-off on your training."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not change who is covered by the Public Interest Disclosure Act. They impose a training completion requirement for persons already designated as responsible officers, enforceable once section 12 of the Act commences (Reg 2, Reg 4)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive rule: prescribes that designated responsible officers must complete Commissioner‑approved training courses (Reg 4).","Centralised administrative discretion: the Commissioner alone approves courses; regulations do not set approval criteria or course content (Reg 4).","Dependent on the Act for scope and definitions: meaning of 'designated as responsible officers' derives from the Act (Reg 3; cross-ref to the Act).","Commencement tied to the Act: these regulations commence when section 12 of the Act operates, creating an implementation timing dependency (Reg 2).","Practical implementation gaps: no detail on course providers, duration, timing, or who bears costs, creating compliance and administrative ambiguity (Reg 4).","Legislative brevity: instrument is short (Regs 1–4), so legal complexity is low though administrative discretion is concentrated."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations require that persons designated as responsible officers under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 complete any training courses approved by the Commissioner (Reg 4). They affect officers who handle public-interest disclosures and matter because they make completion of Commissioner‑approved training a legal condition for holding that role, creating a clear compliance obligation and centralising discretion over acceptable qualifications in the Commissioner (Reg 4)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019","history":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-interest-disclosure-regulations-2019/documents"}}