National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2022 (89 of 2022)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 2   Consequential amendments

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

181   At the end of section 50A

Add:

(3) If a stop action direction under the NACC Act prevents the principal officer of the agency from investigating, or further investigating, the disclosure under this Division, the principal officer must:

(a) inform the Ombudsman of the stop action direction (unless paragraph (b) applies); or

(b) inform the IGIS of the stop action direction if the disclosure concerns conduct relating to:

(i) an intelligence agency; or

(ii) the IGIS; or

(iii) the intelligence functions of either ACIC or the Australian Federal Police.


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