48Agency to ensure awareness of employees and other persons

48 Agency to ensure awareness of employees and other persons

48 Agency to ensure awareness of employees and other persons

(1) An agency must ensure all public officials associated with the agency are made aware of—

(a) how to make a voluntary public interest disclosure, and

(b) the agency’s public interest disclosure policy, and

(c) the fact a person who is dissatisfied with the way in which a voluntary public interest disclosure has been dealt with may be entitled to take further action under this Act or another Act or law.

Note.

Section 28 describes conditions under which a disclosure made to a member of Parliament or a journalist is a voluntary public interest disclosure. Section 60 provides for the internal review of certain agency decisions.

(2) An agency must ensure each of the following persons receives training in relation to the person’s responsibilities under this Act and the agency’s public interest disclosure policy—

(a) the head of the agency,

(b) another disclosure officer for the agency,

(c) a manager of a public official associated with the agency.

Note.

Under the Ombudsman Act 1974, section 38A, the Ombudsman may charge the agency reasonable fees for training provided by the Ombudsman under this subsection.

(3) The regulations may make further provision about—

(a) how agencies are to comply with subsection (1), and

(b) the provision of training under subsection (2).