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.