66Conducting investigations into public interest complaints about detrimental action

66 Conducting investigations into public interest complaints about detrimental action (1) This section applies if— S. 66(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 9(a)). (a) a public interest complaint (the ***original public interest complaint***) is made that the IBAC may investigate in accordance with its investigative functions under this Act; and S. 66(1)(b) amended by Nos 70/2013 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 23.3), 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 9(b)). (b) a further public interest complaint is made (whether by the person who made the original public interest complaint or by anyone else) alleging that a public officer or public body has taken, or proposes to take, detrimental action in reprisal for the original public interest complaint in contravention of section 45 of the **Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012**. S. 66(2) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 9(c)). (2) If the original public interest complaint is a complaint that the IBAC may investigate under section 60, then for the purposes of that section, the IBAC may conduct an investigation, in accordance with its corrupt conduct investigative functions, on the further public interest complaint. S. 66(3) amended by Nos 30/2016 s. 24, 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 9(c)). (3) Subsection (2) applies whether or not the IBAC suspects on reasonable grounds that the conduct that is the subject of the further public interest complaint is corrupt conduct. S. 66(4) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 57(Sch. 1 Pt A item 9(c)). (4) If the original public interest complaint is a complaint that the IBAC may investigate under section 64, then for the purposes of that section, the IBAC may conduct an investigation, in accordance with its police personnel conduct investigative functions, on the further public interest complaint. S. 67 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)), amended by Nos 28/2012 s. 17, 82/2012 s. 9(3).