means a person appointed as an investigation officer in terms of section 15 or as a “investigator” special investigator in terms of section 16; Act, means the Labour Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007); “Labour 2007” means the Labour Commissioner referred to in section 1 of the Labour “Labour Commissioner” Act, 2007; means the Minister responsible for justice; “Minister” means the Ministry responsible for the administration of matters relating to justice; “Ministry” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; “Permanent Secretary” means prescribed by regulation made under section 78; “prescribed” of Organised Crime Act, means the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, “Prevention 2004” 2004 (Act No. 29 of 2004); includes - “public body” (a) any office, ministry or agency as defined in section 1 of the Public Services Act, 1995; (b) any local authority council as defined in section 1 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992); (c) any regional council as defined in the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992); (d) any other functionary or institution exercising a power or performing a function in terms of the Namibian Constitution or exercising a public power or performing a public function in terms of any law; Act, means the Public Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995); “Public Service 1995” means an is registered as “registered employers’ organisation” employers’ organisation that such under Chapter 6 of the Labour Act, 2007; means a trade union that is registered as such under Chapter 6 of the “registered trade union” Labour Act, 2007; of the Whistleblower means a Deputy Commissioner and any staff “staff member Office” member of the Whistleblower Office appointed in terms of section 14; includes any regulation, code of conduct or guideline made or issued under this Act; “this Act”, [The comma after is superfluous.] “this Act” means the Whistleblower Protection Review Tribunal established by section 57; “Tribunal” means any person who makes a disclosure of improper conduct in terms of this “whistleblower” Act; means the Whistleblower Protection Office established by section 6; “Whistleblower Office” and
“investigator” means a person appointed as an investigation officer in terms of section 15 or as a special investigator in terms of section 16; “Labour Act, 2007” means the Labour Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007); “Labour Commissioner” means the Labour Commissioner referred to in section 1 of the Labour Act, 2007; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for justice; “Ministry” means the Ministry responsible for the administration of matters relating to justice; “Permanent Secretary” means the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry; “prescribed” means prescribed by regulation made under section 78; “Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 2004” means the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 2004 (Act No. 29 of 2004); “public body” includes - (a) any office, ministry or agency as defined in section 1 of the Public Services Act, 1995; (b) any local authority council as defined in section 1 of the Local Authorities Act, 1992 (Act No. 23 of 1992); (c) any regional council as defined in the Regional Councils Act, 1992 (Act No. 22 of 1992); (d) any other functionary or institution exercising a power or performing a function in terms of the Namibian Constitution or exercising a public power or performing a public function in terms of any law; “Public Service Act, 1995” means the Public Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995); “registered employers’ organisation” means an employers’ organisation that is registered as such under Chapter 6 of the Labour Act, 2007; “registered trade union” means a trade union that is registered as such under Chapter 6 of the Labour Act, 2007; “staff member of the Whistleblower Office” means a Deputy Commissioner and any staff member of the Whistleblower Office appointed in terms of section 14; “this Act”, includes any regulation, code of conduct or guideline made or issued under this Act; [The comma after “this Act” is superfluous.] “Tribunal” means the Whistleblower Protection Review Tribunal established by section 57; “whistleblower” means any person who makes a disclosure of improper conduct in terms of this Act; “Whistleblower Office” means the Whistleblower Protection Office established by section 6; and
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