Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2013 - SECT 44

Scope

  (1)   This section applies if an authorised officer decides under paragraph   43(3)(a) to allocate a disclosure to an agency.

Notice of decision

  (2)   The authorised officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give written notice to each person or agency covered by subsection   (3) of this section of the following matters:

  (a)   the allocation to the agency;

  (b)   the information that was disclosed;

  (c)   the conduct disclosed;

  (d)   if the discloser's name and contact details are known to the authorised officer, and the discloser consents to the persons and agencies covered by subsection   (3) being informed--the discloser's name and contact details.

  (3)   This subsection covers the following persons and agencies:

  (a)   the principal officer of each agency to which the disclosure is allocated;

  (b)   the Ombudsman, if the disclosure is allocated to an agency other than:

  (i)   the Ombudsman; or

  (ii)   the IGIS; or

  (iii)   an intelligence agency; or

  (iv)   ACIC or the Australian Federal Police in relation to that agency's intelligence functions;

  (c)   the IGIS, if the recipient agency (under subsection   43(1)) is, or the disclosure is allocated to:

  (i)   an intelligence agency; or

  (ii)   ACIC or the Australian Federal Police in relation to that agency's intelligence functions.

  (4)   If reasonably practicable, the authorised officer must give a copy of the notice under subsection   (2) to the discloser as soon as reasonably practicable.