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These regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosures Regulations 2023 .
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These Regulations set the exact ways to make a public interest disclosure under the Public Interest Disclosures Act: they specify private oral (phone or in person) and addressed written methods, name the recipient offices (Ombudsman, parliamentary presiding officers, Commissioner of Police and public bodies) and prescribe certain regulator offices for section 41. They affect anyone lodging disclosures and the recipient agencies by fixing how disclosures must be made and handled, shaping low-cost compliance steps and administrative processing (regs 4–9).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Public Interest Disclosures Regulations 2023.
These regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosures Regulations 2023 .
These regulations take effect on 10 December 2023.
In these regulations –
Act means the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 ;
sending, in relation to a disclosure, includes sending by electronic mail.
The procedures specified in regulations 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 are prescribed under section 7(6)(b) of the Act for the purpose of making disclosures under Part 2 of the Act.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to the Ombudsman is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to –
(a) the Ombudsman; or
(b) a person employed in the office of the Ombudsman.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the Ombudsman is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the Ombudsman; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the Ombudsman.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to the President of the Legislative Council or to the Speaker of the House of Assembly is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to the President or the Speaker, as the case requires.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the House of Assembly is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the President or the Speaker, as the case requires; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the President or the Speaker, as the case requires.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act made to the Commissioner of Police is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to the Commissioner of Police.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the Commissioner of Police is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the Commissioner of Police; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the Commissioner of Police.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to a public body is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to a member, officer or employee of the public body.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to a public body is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the public body; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the public body.
The following offices are prescribed offices for the purpose of section 41 of the Act:
(a) the office of the regulator referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 ;
(b) the office of Director, Environment Protection Authority referred to in section 18 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 ;
(c) the office of the Custodial Inspector referred to in section 5 of the Custodial Inspector Act 2016 ;
(d) the office of the Health Complaints Commissioner referred to in section 5 of the Health Complaints Act 1995 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 November 2023
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosures Regulations 2023 .
These regulations take effect on 10 December 2023.
In these regulations –
Act means the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 ;
sending, in relation to a disclosure, includes sending by electronic mail.
The procedures specified in regulations 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 are prescribed under section 7(6)(b) of the Act for the purpose of making disclosures under Part 2 of the Act.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to the Ombudsman is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to –
(a) the Ombudsman; or
(b) a person employed in the office of the Ombudsman.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the Ombudsman is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the Ombudsman; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the Ombudsman.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to the President of the Legislative Council or to the Speaker of the House of Assembly is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to the President or the Speaker, as the case requires.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the President of the Legislative Council or the Speaker of the House of Assembly is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the President or the Speaker, as the case requires; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the President or the Speaker, as the case requires.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act made to the Commissioner of Police is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to the Commissioner of Police.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to the Commissioner of Police is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the Commissioner of Police; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the Commissioner of Police.
(1) An oral disclosure under the Act to a public body is to be made by telephone, or in person, in private to a member, officer or employee of the public body.
(2) A written disclosure under the Act to a public body is to be made by –
(a) addressing the disclosure to the public body; and
(b) sending or delivering the disclosure to, or leaving the disclosure at, the office of the public body.
The following offices are prescribed offices for the purpose of section 41 of the Act:
(a) the office of the regulator referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 ;
(b) the office of Director, Environment Protection Authority referred to in section 18 of the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 ;
(c) the office of the Custodial Inspector referred to in section 5 of the Custodial Inspector Act 2016 ;
(d) the office of the Health Complaints Commissioner referred to in section 5 of the Health Complaints Act 1995 .
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 November 2023
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.