30Determination by Ombudsman of disclosure as public interest disclosure

### 30 Determination by Ombudsman of disclosure as public interest disclosure > > (1)  If a person makes a disclosure to the Ombudsman in accordance with [Part 2](#HP2@EN) , the Ombudsman must, within a reasonable time after receiving the disclosure, determine whether the disclosure is a public interest disclosure. > > > (2)  In making a determination under [subsection (1)](#GS30@Gs1@EN) , the Ombudsman must be satisfied that the disclosure shows or tends to show that a public officer or public body – > > > > > > (a) has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in improper conduct in their capacity as a public officer or public body; or > > > > > > > (b) has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action in contravention of [section 19](#GS19@EN) . > > > (3)  [*\[Section 30 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 1 of 2016, Sched. 1, Applied:08 Apr 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-04-08/act-2016-001#JS1@Ja4@GC5@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .