is in the public interest to hold a public examination; and public examination can be held without causing unreasonable damage to a person's reputation, safety or wellbeing. (2) The IBAC must not hold an examination in public if the examination may disclose particulars likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure. (3) However, the IBAC may hold an examination in public if the information that may be disclosed is information to section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 applies. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the factors the IBAC may take into account in determining whether or not it is in the public interest to hold a public examination include, but are not limited to— the corrupt conduct or the police personnel conduct being investigated is related to an individual and was an isolated incident or systemic in nature; benefit of exposing to the public, and making it aware of, corrupt conduct or police personnel misconduct; the case of police personnel conduct investigations, the seriousness of the matter investigated.
is in the public interest to hold a public examination; and public examination can be held without causing unreasonable damage to a person's reputation, safety or wellbeing. (2) The IBAC must not hold an examination in public if the examination may disclose particulars likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure. (3) However, the IBAC may hold an examination in public if the information that may be disclosed is information to section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 applies. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the factors the IBAC may take into account in determining whether or not it is in the public interest to hold a public examination include, but are not limited to— the corrupt conduct or the police personnel conduct being investigated is related to an individual and was an isolated incident or systemic in nature; benefit of exposing to the public, and making it aware of, corrupt conduct or police personnel misconduct; the case of police personnel conduct investigations, the seriousness of the matter investigated.
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