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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
21Categories of public interest disclosure
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#### 21 Categories of public interest disclosure
21 Categories of public interest disclosure
> > (1) In this Act, public interest disclosure means—
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> > > (a) a voluntary public interest disclosure, or
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> > > (b) a witness public interest disclosure, or
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> > > (c) a mandatory public interest disclosure.
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> > (2) However, a disclosure is not a public interest disclosure to the extent that the maker of the disclosure, in making or purporting to make the disclosure, wilfully makes a false statement to, or misleads or attempts to mislead, the agency or person to whom the disclosure is made.
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> > Note.
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> > See also section 84.