34Meaning of authorised internal recipient

#### 34 Meaning of authorised internal recipient The following table sets out who is an authorised internal recipient of a disclosure of information that the discloser believes on reasonable grounds may concern one or more instances of disclosable conduct. ```html <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Authorised internal recipients</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">If the conduct with which the disclosure is concerned relates to:</span></p></td><td style="width:194.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">An authorised officer of any of the following agencies is an </span><span style="font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">authorised internal recipient</span><span style="font-weight:bold"> of the disclosure:</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>an agency (other than an intelligence agency, the Ombudsman or the IGIS)</span></p></td><td style="width:194.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in any case—that agency;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) the agency to which the discloser belongs, or last belonged;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) except if paragraph</span><span> </span><span>(ca) applies, if the discloser believes on reasonable grounds that it would be appropriate for the disclosure to be investigated by the Ombudsman—the Ombudsman;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(ca) if the discloser believes on reasonable grounds that:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) the disclosure relates to action taken by ACIC or the Australian Federal Police in relation to that agency’s intelligence functions; and</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) it would be appropriate for the disclosure to be investigated by the IGIS;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span style="width:14.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>the IGIS;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) if an investigative agency (other than the Ombudsman or the IGIS) has the power to investigate the disclosure otherwise than under this Act—the investigative agency.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>an intelligence agency</span></p></td><td style="width:194.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in any case—the intelligence agency;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if the discloser believes on reasonable grounds that it would be appropriate for the disclosure to be investigated by the IGIS—the IGIS;</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) if none of the information is intelligence information, and an investigative agency (other than the Ombudsman or the IGIS) has the power to investigate the disclosure otherwise than under this Act—the investigative agency.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Ombudsman</span></p></td><td style="width:194.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the Ombudsman.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the IGIS</span></p></td><td style="width:194.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>the IGIS.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` > Note 1: For authorised officer, see section 36. > Note 2: A discloser may also disclose information to his or her supervisor (who is then obliged under subsection 60A(3) to give the information to an authorised officer).