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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
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#### 58 Additional investigative powers
58 Additional investigative powers
> > (1) If the Ombudsman receives 1 of the following voluntary public interest disclosures, the Ombudsman may investigate and report on a matter arising from the disclosure in accordance with the [Ombudsman Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-068)—
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> > > (a) a disclosure showing or tending to show serious wrongdoing by—
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> > > > (i) the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, or
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> > > > (ii) an officer of the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, or
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> > > > (iii) the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, or
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> > > > (iv) an officer of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption,
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> > > (b) a disclosure showing or tending to show a serious and substantial waste of public money by—
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> > > > (i) the Auditor-General, or
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> > > > (ii) a member of staff of the Auditor-General,
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> > > (c) a disclosure showing or tending to show a privacy contravention by—
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> > > > (i) the Privacy Commissioner, or
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> > > > (ii) a person employed in the Information and Privacy Commission,
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> > > (d) a disclosure showing or tending to show a government information contravention by—
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> > > > (i) the Information Commissioner, or
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> > > > (ii) a person employed in the Information and Privacy Commission.
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> > (2) If the Independent Commission Against Corruption receives a voluntary public interest disclosure showing or tending to show serious maladministration by the Ombudsman or an officer of the Ombudsman, the Independent Commission Against Corruption may investigate and report on a matter arising from the disclosure in accordance with the [Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-035).
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> Except as provided by this section, this Act does not confer a power to deal with a voluntary public interest disclosure that is not otherwise available under another Act or law. See section 7.