61Risk management

61 Risk management

61 Risk management

(1) This section applies to an agency (a responsible agency) that meets the following criteria in relation to a voluntary public interest disclosure—

(a) the agency is aware the disclosure has been made,

(b) either—

(i) the disclosure relates to the agency, or

(ii) the maker of the disclosure is known to be a public official associated with the agency.

(2) A responsible agency must take steps to assess and minimise the risk of detrimental action, other than reasonable management action, being taken against a person as a result of the disclosure being made, including—

(a) the maker of the disclosure, and

(b) a public official whose serious wrongdoing the disclosure is about.

(3) In subsection (1), an agency is aware a disclosure has been made if a disclosure officer for the agency is aware, or ought reasonably to be aware, the disclosure has been made.

Note.

Section 43 provides for an agency’s public interest disclosure policy to include procedures to ensure the agency’s compliance with this section.