Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012
65Presiding Officer may establish procedures
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65 Presiding Officer may establish procedures
(1) A Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament may establish procedures—
(a) to facilitate the making of disclosures to the Presiding Officer; and
S. 65(1)(b) amended by No. 27/2024 s. 158.
(b) for the handling of those disclosures and the notification of those disclosures to the IBAC under section 21(2).
(2) The procedures must be consistent with—
(c) any guidelines issued by the IBAC under section 64 in relation to that House.
(3) The Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament must ensure any procedures established by the Presiding Officer under this section are readily available to the public and to each Member of the House.
Division 3—Advisory role