4Awareness and training—the Act, s 48(3)

4 Awareness and training—the Act, s 48(3)

4 Awareness and training—the Act, s 48(3)

(1) For the purposes of the Act, section 48(1)(b), an agency is to do 1 of the following as soon as reasonably practicable after a public official becomes associated with the agency—

(a) give the public official a copy of the agency’s public interest disclosure policy,

(b) direct the public official to the page of the agency’s public website or intranet, as applicable, on which the agency’s public interest disclosure policy is published,

(c) otherwise give the public official directions for accessing a copy of the agency’s public interest disclosure policy.

(2) An agency is to ensure a person whom the agency is responsible for training under the Act, section 48(2) is given the training—

(a) within a reasonable time after the person becomes associated with the agency, and

(b) no later than the day that is the later of the following—

(i) the day that is 6 months after the commencement of the Act, section 48,

(ii) the day that is 3 months after the person commences in a role mentioned in the Act, section 48(2)(a)–(c).

(3) An agency is to ensure refresher training under the Act, section 48(2) takes place at intervals of not more than 3 years.