7 Public interest complaint taken to be complaint (1) For the purposes of this Act, other than Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 3— S. 7(1)(a) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 50(2). (a) a public interest complaint that would not otherwise constitute a complaint is taken to be— (i) a complaint made to the IBAC under section 51; or S. 7(1)(a)(ii) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.4). (ii) if the disclosure relates to the conduct of a member of Victoria Police personnel—a police personnel conduct complaint made to the IBAC under section 52; and S. 7(1)(b) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 50(2). (b) the person who made the public interest complaint is taken to be the complainant in relation to the complaint. S. 7(2) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 50(2). (2) To avoid doubt, a public interest complaint that would otherwise constitute a notification under this Act is taken to be a complaint not a notification. S. 8 substituted by No. 13/2012 s. 5.

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