79Application of Act unaffected by certain matters

79 Application of Act unaffected by certain matters

79 Application of Act unaffected by certain matters

This Act applies to a public interest disclosure whether or not—

(a) the disclosure is about conduct engaged in, or matters arising, before the commencement of this section, or

(b) the maker of the disclosure ceases to be a public official after making the disclosure, or

(c) the disclosure is about conduct by a person who has ceased to be a public official since the commission of the conduct, or

(d) an agency to which the disclosure relates has ceased to be an agency since the commission of the conduct the disclosure is about, or

(e) an agency identifies or assesses the disclosure as a public interest disclosure.