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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
23Meaning of “mandatory public interest disclosure”
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23 Meaning of “mandatory public interest disclosure”
23 Meaning of “mandatory public interest disclosure”
(1) In this Act, mandatory public interest disclosure means a disclosure about serious wrongdoing made by a public official—
(a) while meeting the ordinary requirements of the official’s particular role or functions, or
(b) under a statutory or other legal obligation, including the obligation imposed by section 51(1) on managers of public officials.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), an obligation imposed by a code of conduct is not a statutory or other legal obligation.