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Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022
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#### 7 General
7 General
> > (1) The obligations, protections and remedies arising under this Act in relation to a matter are additional to the obligations, protections and remedies arising under another Act or law in relation to the matter.
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> > (2) Without limiting subsection (1)—
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> > > (a) this Act does not affect a duty to disclose information imposed by another Act or law, and
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> > > (b) this Act does not protect a person who fails to comply with a duty to disclose information imposed by another Act or law from the consequences of the failure.
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> > (3) Except as provided by section 58, this Act does not confer a power to deal with a public interest disclosure that is not otherwise available under another Act or law.
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> > (4) Except as provided by sections 8–11, 59(6) and 64(4), this Act prevails to the extent of an inconsistency with another Act or law.