9Public interest disclosure

9 Public interest disclosure

(1) Subject to subsection (3) and Division 3, a public interest disclosure is a disclosure by a natural person of—

(a) information that shows or tends to show—

(ii) a public officer or public body has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action against a person in contravention of section 45; or

(b) information that the person reasonably believes shows or tends to show—

(ii) a public officer or public body has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental action against a person in contravention of section 45.

(2) A public interest disclosure may be about conduct that has occurred before the commencement of this section.

(3) A disclosure regarding the conduct of, or actions taken by, any of the following is not a public interest disclosure—

(a) the Office of the Special Investigations Monitor;

(b) the Special Investigations Monitor;

(c) a court;

(d) an investigating panel;

(e) a member of an investigating panel.

S. 10 substituted by No. 2/2019 s. 9.