20Key terms—relationships

#### 20 Key terms—relationships 20 Key terms—relationships > > (1) In this Act, a disclosure is about serious wrongdoing if the disclosure— > > > > > (a) includes an allegation of the serious wrongdoing, or > > > > > (b) otherwise shows or tends to show the serious wrongdoing. > > > (2) To avoid doubt, a disclosure may be about serious wrongdoing whether or not the serious wrongdoing occurred. > > > (3) In this Act, a disclosure relates to an agency if the disclosure is about serious wrongdoing— > > > > > (a) by the agency, or > > > > > (b) by a public official associated with the agency, or > > > > > (c) that otherwise affects, or might affect, the exercise of the functions of the agency. > > > (4) To avoid doubt, a disclosure about serious wrongdoing does not relate to an agency merely because the agency is an integrity agency that is authorised by another Act or law to investigate the serious wrongdoing. > > > (5) In this Act, a public official is associated with an agency if the public official— > > > > > (a) constitutes the agency, or > > > > > (b) is employed in or by the agency or is otherwise in the service of the agency, or > > > > > (c) is a person providing services or exercising functions on behalf of the agency, including a contractor, subcontractor or volunteer, or > > > > > (d) if an entity, under a contract, subcontract or other arrangement, is to provide services on behalf of the agency or exercise functions of the agency in whole or in part—is an employee, partner or officer of the entity who is to be involved in providing the services in whole or in part, or who is to exercise the functions, or > > > > > (e) is declared by the regulations to be associated with the agency for the purposes of this Act.