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Racing Act 1958
37QPerson who made public interest disclosure to be informed of result of investigation
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37Q Person who made public interest disclosure to be informed of result of investigation
(1) If the Racing Integrity Commissioner conducts an investigation on a public interest complaint, the Racing Integrity Commissioner must inform the person who made the complaint (unless the complaint was made anonymously) of—
(a) the result of the investigation; and
(b) any other information that the Racing Integrity Commissioner thinks proper.
(2) The Racing Integrity Commissioner must not disclose any information under this section if the Racing Integrity Commissioner considers that the disclosure of the information would—
(a) not be in the public interest or in the interests of justice; or
(b) put a person's safety at risk; or
(c) cause unreasonable damage to a person's reputation; or
S. 37Q(2)(d) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 30.4).
(d) prejudice any criminal proceedings or criminal investigations, or investigations by the Ombudsman, the IBAC or Integrity Oversight Victoria; or
(e) otherwise contravene any applicable statutory secrecy obligations or involve the unreasonable disclosure of information relating to the personal affairs of any person.
S. 37R inserted by No. 2/2019 s. 107.