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sec.15Public sector entity is a proper authority if particular connection
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### sec.15 Public sector entity is a proper authority if particular connection
A public sector entity is a proper authority to which a person may make a disclosure under section 12 or 13 if—
the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to—
the conduct of the entity or any of its public officers; or
anything the entity has a power to investigate or remedy; or
the conduct of another person that could, if proved, be a reprisal that relates to a previous disclosure made by the person to a proper authority; or
the person honestly believes that the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) .
However, subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure if the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to a judicial officer.
(sec.15-ssec.1) A public sector entity is a proper authority to which a person may make a disclosure under section 12 or 13 if— the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to— the conduct of the entity or any of its public officers; or anything the entity has a power to investigate or remedy; or the conduct of another person that could, if proved, be a reprisal that relates to a previous disclosure made by the person to a proper authority; or the person honestly believes that the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) .
(sec.15-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a disclosure if the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to a judicial officer.
- (a) the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to— (i) the conduct of the entity or any of its public officers; or (ii) anything the entity has a power to investigate or remedy; or (iii) the conduct of another person that could, if proved, be a reprisal that relates to a previous disclosure made by the person to a proper authority; or
- (i) the conduct of the entity or any of its public officers; or
- (ii) anything the entity has a power to investigate or remedy; or
- (iii) the conduct of another person that could, if proved, be a reprisal that relates to a previous disclosure made by the person to a proper authority; or
- (b) the person honestly believes that the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) the conduct of the entity or any of its public officers; or
- (ii) anything the entity has a power to investigate or remedy; or
- (iii) the conduct of another person that could, if proved, be a reprisal that relates to a previous disclosure made by the person to a proper authority; or