To who is a disclosure made? A public interest disclosure cannot be made to just anyone. It must be made to your agency PID Officer or another appropriate proper authority or otherwise it will not be covered by the PID Act. The proper authority for receiving the disclosure depends on the information. Category of public interest information Appropriate proper authority pursuant to the PID Act Offences under State law A police officer or the Corruption and Crime Commission (S5(3)(a)) Substantial unauthorised or irregular use Auditor General (S5(3)(b)) of, or substantial mismanagement of, public resources Matters of administration affecting Ombudsman Western Australia (S5(3)(c)) someone in their personal capacity falling or the PID Officer of the public authority within the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman concerned (S5(3)(h)) Western Australia A police officer Commissioner of Police or the Corruption and Crime Commission (S5(3)(d)) A judicial officer Chief Justice (S5(3)(e)) A Member of the Legislative Assembly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (S5(3)(f)) A Member of the Legislative Council President of the Legislative Council (S5(3)(f)) A public officer who is not a Member of Ombudsman Western Australia or the Parliament, a Minister, a judicial officer or Public Sector Commissioner (S5(3)(g)) a commissioned or other officer specified in schedule 1 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 A public authority or an officer of the PID Officer of the public authority public authority (S5(3)(h)
To who is a disclosure made? A public interest disclosure cannot be made to just anyone. It must be made to your agency PID Officer or another appropriate proper authority or otherwise it will not be covered by the PID Act. The proper authority for receiving the disclosure depends on the information. Category of public interest information Appropriate proper authority pursuant to the PID Act Offences under State law A police officer or the Corruption and Crime Commission (S5(3)(a)) Substantial unauthorised or irregular use of, or substantial mismanagement of, public resources Auditor General (S5(3)(b)) Matters of administration affecting someone in their personal capacity falling within the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman Western Australia Ombudsman Western Australia (S5(3)(c)) or the PID Officer of the public authority concerned (S5(3)(h)) A police officer Commissioner of Police or the Corruption and Crime Commission (S5(3)(d)) A judicial officer Chief Justice (S5(3)(e)) A Member of the Legislative Assembly Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (S5(3)(f)) A Member of the Legislative Council President of the Legislative Council (S5(3)(f)) A public officer who is not a Member of Parliament, a Minister, a judicial officer or a commissioned or other officer specified in schedule 1 of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 Ombudsman Western Australia or the Public Sector Commissioner (S5(3)(g)) A public authority or an officer of the public authority PID Officer of the public authority (S5(3)(h)
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