Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

occurs in relation to, or in the course of, either or both of the following:

the second official’s engagement or appointment as a public official;

the second official’s employment, or exercise of functions and powers, as a public official; and

has, or would tend to have, personal implications for the second official.

The following are examples of personal work‑related conduct:

conduct relating to an interpersonal conflict between the first official and the second official (including, but not limited to, bullying or harassment);

conduct relating to the transfer or promotion of the second official;

conduct relating to the terms and conditions of engagement or appointment of the second official;

disciplinary action taken in relation to the second official;

the suspension or termination of the second official’s employment or appointment as a public official;

conduct in relation to which the second official is, or would have been, entitled to review under section 33 of the Public Service Act 1999 or under any comparable review process that forms, or formed, part of the second official’s terms or conditions of engagement or appointment.