547Disclosures qualifying for protection

547  Disclosures qualifying for protection

  A disclosure of information by an individual (the discloser) qualifies for protection under this section if:

 (a) the disclosure is made to one of the following:

 (i) an Appointed Commissioner or a member of the staff of the Commission;

 (ii) the System Governor, or an official of the Department;

 (iii) a registered provider;

 (iv) a responsible person of the registered provider;

 (v) an aged care worker of a registered provider;

 (vi) a police officer;

 (vii) an independent aged care advocate; and

 (b) the disclosure is made orally or in writing (and whether made anonymously or not); and

 (c) the discloser has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information indicates that an entity may have contravened a provision of this Act.