26Content of voluntary public interest disclosures

#### 26 Content of voluntary public interest disclosures 26 Content of voluntary public interest disclosures > > (1) A disclosure complies with this section if the maker of the disclosure honestly, and on reasonable grounds, believes the disclosure shows or tends to show serious wrongdoing. > > > (2) A disclosure does not comply with this section if the information disclosed relates only to a disagreement with a government policy, including— > > > > > (a) a government decision concerning amounts, purposes or priorities of public expenditure, or > > > > > (b) a policy of the governing body of a local government authority. > > > (3) A disclosure does not comply with this section if the information disclosed— > > > > > (a) concerns only a grievance about a matter relating to the employment or former employment of an individual, and > > > > > (b) either— > > > > > > > (i) does not have significant implications beyond matters personally affecting or tending to personally affect the individual, or > > > > > > > (ii) relates to a disagreement with the taking or proposed taking of reasonable management action. > > > (4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the grievance arises from— > > > > > (a) a decision made by an agency in dealing with a previous voluntary public interest disclosure, or > > > > > (b) alleged detrimental action relating to a previous voluntary public interest disclosure. > > > (5) For the purposes of deciding whether a disclosure complies with this section, an express or implied indication by the person making the disclosure as to what the person believes in relation to the disclosure is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, evidence the person holds the belief honestly.