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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012
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71A Report by person engaged by the Integrity and Oversight Committee to investigate public interest complaint
(1) This section applies if an independent person engaged by the Integrity and Oversight Committee under Part 4A to investigate a public interest complaint has completed the investigation.
S. 71A(2) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47(c)).
(2) In the case of a public interest complaint that relates to the Chief Integrity Inspector, the independent person must report the findings of the investigation to—
(a) the Integrity and Oversight Committee; and
(b) the responsible Minister.
S. 71A(3) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47
(a)–(c)).
(3) In the case of a public interest complaint that relates to Integrity Oversight Victoria or an Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer, other than the Chief Integrity Inspector, the independent person must report the findings of the investigation to—
(a) the Integrity and Oversight Committee; and
(b) the responsible Minister; and
S. 71A(3)(c) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47(c)).
(c) the Chief Integrity Inspector.
(4) The Integrity and Oversight Committee may cause a report under subsection (2) to be transmitted to each House of Parliament.
(5) The Integrity and Oversight Committee must not include in a report transmitted to each House of Parliament—
S. 71A(5)(a) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47(a)).
(a) information that the Committee considers would prejudice any criminal proceeding, criminal investigation or investigation by the IBAC, the Ombudsman or Integrity Oversight Victoria; or
(b) a finding or an opinion that a specified person is guilty of or has committed, is committing or is about to commit a criminal offence; or
(c) a recommendation that a specified person be, or an opinion that a specified person should be, prosecuted for a criminal offence; or
(d) information that is likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure and is not information to which section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) applies.
(6) In this section—
S. 71A(6) def. of Chief Integrity Inspector inserted by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47 (d)(i)).
S. 71A(6) def. of Inspector repealed by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 28.47 (d)(ii)).
Part 11—General
Division 1—Offences and proceedings
72 Offence to make false disclosure or provide false further information
S. 72(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 43.
(1) A person must not provide information under this Act that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular, intending that the information be acted on as a public interest disclosure.
S. 72(2) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 43.
(2) A person must not provide further information, relating to a public interest disclosure made by the person, that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
S. 73 (Heading) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 44(1).