Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

appropriate disclosure—

Commission means the Independent Commission

Against Corruption established under the Independent Commission Against Corruption

Act 2012;

Commissioner means the person holding or acting in the office of the Independent Commissioner Against Corruption;

corruption in public administration has the same meaning as in the Independent Commission

Against Corruption Act 2012;

environmental and health information means information that raises a potential issue of a substantial risk to the environment or to the health or safety of the public generally or a significant section of the public (whether occurring before or after the commencement of this Act);

informant means a person who makes an appropriate disclosure of public interest information;

journalist means a person engaged in the profession or occupation of journalism in connection with the publication of information in a news medium;

judicial officer has the same meaning as in the

Judicial Conduct Commissioner

Act 2015;

liability includes a liability to disciplinary action;

maladministration in public administration has the same meaning as in the Ombudsman

Act 1972;

misconduct in public administration has the same meaning as in the Ombudsman

Act 1972;

news medium means a medium for the dissemination to the public or a section of the public of news and observations on news;

OPI means the Office for Public Integrity established under the Independent

Commission Against Corruption Act 2012;

principal officer of a public sector agency or of a council means—

and

public administration has the same meaning as in the Independent Commission Against

Corruption Act 2012 and the

Ombudsman

Act 1972;

public administration information means information that raises a potential issue of corruption, misconduct or maladministration in public administration (whether occurring before or after the commencement of this Act);

public interest information means—

public officer has the same meaning as in the

Independent Commission Against Corruption

Act 2012;

public sector agency has the same meaning as in the Public Sector

Act 2009;

public sector employee has the same meaning as in the Public Sector

Act 2009;

relevant authority—see section 5(5);

responsible Minister in relation to a public sector agency means the Minister responsible for administration of the agency or the legislative instrument under which it is established and, if there is no such Minister, a Minister designated by the regulations as the responsible

Minister or, in the absence of such a designation, the Minister responsible for the administration of this Act;

responsible officer means a person designated as a responsible officer under section 12.