18Meaning of “disclosure officer” for an agency

#### 18 Meaning of “disclosure officer” for an agency 18 Meaning of “disclosure officer” for an agency > > (1) In this Act, disclosure officer for an agency means a person responsible for receiving voluntary public interest disclosures on behalf of the agency, including the following— > > > > > (a) the head of the agency, > > > > > (b) for each work site that is permanently maintained by the agency and at which more than 1 person is employed—the most senior ongoing employee who ordinarily works at the site, > > > > > (c) if the agency has an unelected governing body—a member of the governing body, > > > > > (d) a person specified in the agency’s public interest disclosure policy as a person with responsibility for receiving voluntary public interest disclosures on behalf of the agency, > > > > > (e) a member of a class of persons, or a person employed in a position or role, specified in the agency’s public interest disclosure policy as a class, position or role with responsibility for receiving voluntary public interest disclosures on behalf of the agency. > > > (2) If, contrary to Part 4, an agency does not have a public interest disclosure policy or does not include sufficient information in its public interest disclosure policy to enable disclosure officers for the agency to be contacted, a person is taken to be a disclosure officer for the agency if the person is— > > > > > (a) employed in or by the agency, and > > > > > (b) a manager of a public official associated with the agency. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 43(4) requires an agency’s public interest disclosure policy to prominently include, or be accompanied by material specifying, information enabling disclosure officers for the agency to be contacted. > > > (3) In this section, a reference to a public interest disclosure policy includes a reference to material accompanying a public interest disclosure policy.