27Recipients of voluntary public interest disclosures

#### 27 Recipients of voluntary public interest disclosures 27 Recipients of voluntary public interest disclosures > > (1) A disclosure complies with this section if it is made to 1 or more of the following— > > > > > (a) the head of an agency, > > > > > (b) another disclosure officer for an agency, > > > > > (c) a manager of the person making the disclosure, > > > > > (d) subject to section 24(3)(c)—a Minister or a member of a Minister’s staff, > > > > > (e) subject to section 28—a member of Parliament or a journalist. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Section 16 defines agency to include an integrity agency. > > > > Note 2. > > > > Section 50 specifies when an agency receives a disclosure. Sections 51–53 impose obligations on certain individuals to whom disclosures are made. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, a disclosure is taken to be made to the head of an agency if the disclosure is made in written correspondence that is— > > > > > (a) sent to the agency’s registered address, email address or other usual address for the receipt of electronic communications, and > > > > > (b) not addressed to a specific individual.