ICAC to issue directions and guidelines for dealing with voluntary protected communications
96 ICAC to issue directions and guidelines for dealing with voluntary protected communications
(1) The ICAC must issue directions and guidelines governing how a recipient of a voluntary protected communication is to deal with the communication.
The directions and guidelines may:
(a) require the recipient to report the communication to the ICAC to the extent it involves suspected improper conduct involving corrupt conduct, anti-democratic conduct or retaliation; and
(b) encourage the recipient to report the communication to the ICAC to the extent it involves other suspected improper conduct; and
(c) require the recipient to take action to minimise the risk of retaliation in relation to the communication.
(3) The directions and guidelines may be included as part of directions and guidelines issued under section 22 or issued separately.
In this section:
voluntary protected communication means a protected communication made otherwise than in compliance with a direction under section 22 to report suspected improper conduct.
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