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Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

No. 133, 2013

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 39, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Introduction
Division 1—Preliminary matters
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Crown to be bound
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Extension to things outside Australia
Division 2—Objects
6 Objects
Division 3—Overview
7 Simplified outline of this Act
7A Role of the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976
7B Role of the IGIS under the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
Division 4—Definitions
8 Definitions
Part 2—Protection of disclosers and witnesses
Division 1—Protections
9 Simplified outline
Subdivision A—Immunity from liability
10 Protection of disclosers
11 Liability for false or misleading statements etc. unaffected
11A Designated publication restrictions
12 Discloser's liability for own conduct not affected
12A Witnesses—immunity from liability etc.
12B Witnesses—exceptions to immunities
Subdivision B—Protection from reprisals
13 What constitutes taking a reprisal
14 Compensation
15 Injunctions, apologies and other orders
16 Reinstatement
17 Multiple orders
18 Costs only if proceedings instituted vexatiously etc.
19 Reprisals in relation to disclosures—offences
19A Interaction between civil remedies and offences
Subdivision C—Protecting the identity of disclosers
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