176HConsent to and notice of allocation of handling of disclosure

#### 176H Consent to and notice of allocation of handling of disclosure (1) In accordance with subsection 337CC(1) of the Act, this regulation prescribes procedures to be followed and other matters in relation to the allocation of handling of disclosures that qualify for protection under the Act. (2) The person to whom a disclosure is made (the recipient) must not allocate the handling of a disclosure to an authorised official (other than the recipient) under section 337C of the Act unless the authorised official has consented to the allocation. (3) Unless the recipient is, or allocates the disclosure to, the General Manager, the recipient must inform the General Manager of the following matters: (a) the allocation of the disclosure to the authorised official; (b) the information that was disclosed; (c) the suspected disclosable conduct (if any); (d) if the discloser’s name is known to the recipient, and the discloser consents to disclosure of his or her name—the discloser’s name; (e) if the discloser’s contact details are known to the recipient, and the discloser consents to disclosure of the contact details—the discloser’s contact details. (4) The recipient must inform the discloser of the allocation. (5) Subregulation (4) does not apply if contacting the discloser is not reasonably practicable. (6) Subregulations (2) to (5) apply, in relation to a subsequent allocation under subsection 337C(3) of the Act of the handling of a disclosure, in the same way as they apply to an initial allocation of the handling of a disclosure.