54Agency action under Division

#### 54 Agency action under Division 54 Agency action under Division > > (1) If the Ombudsman publishes guidelines under section 73, an agency must have regard to the guidelines in relation to action or proposed action to deal with a voluntary public interest disclosure. > > > (2) An agency may consult the Ombudsman or another integrity agency in relation to action or proposed action to deal with a voluntary public interest disclosure. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 83 permits an agency to provide information relating to a public interest disclosure to another agency if doing so is reasonably necessary to exercise functions under this Act. > > > (3) Except as provided by section 58, this Division does not authorise an agency to deal with a voluntary public interest disclosure in a way that is not otherwise authorised by another Act or law. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 16 defines agency to include an integrity agency. See also section 7. > > > (4) To avoid doubt, this Division does not prevent— > > > > > (a) a voluntary public interest disclosure being dealt with by more than 1 agency, whether independently or jointly and whether or not the disclosure relates to more than 1 agency, or > > > > > (b) different parts or aspects of a voluntary public interest disclosure being dealt with separately or in different ways.