49Agency obligation on receipt of disclosures that are or may be voluntary public interest disclosures

#### 49 Agency obligation on receipt of disclosures that are or may be voluntary public interest disclosures 49 Agency obligation on receipt of disclosures that are or may be voluntary public interest disclosures > > (1) An agency that receives a disclosure must deal with the disclosure as a voluntary public interest disclosure in accordance with Division 2 if— > > > > > (a) the disclosure is a voluntary public interest disclosure, or > > > > > (b) the disclosure is about serious wrongdoing and is made by a person who is or appears to be a public official, but is not a mandatory public interest disclosure or a witness public interest disclosure. > > > (2) However, the agency may cease to deal with the disclosure as a voluntary public interest disclosure if— > > > > > (a) the agency decides the disclosure is not a voluntary public interest disclosure, and > > > > > (b) the disclosure is not in fact a voluntary public interest disclosure. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 59(4) requires the agency to inform the maker of the disclosure of a cessation under this subsection if the maker of the disclosure states the disclosure is a public interest disclosure. The maker may apply for internal review under section 60.