Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2002

i Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2002 S.R. No. 70/2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Alternative procedure for disclosure to public bodies 1 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2002 S.R. No. 70/2002 Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2002 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 27 August 2002 Responsible Minister: ROB HULLS Attorney-General HELEN DOYE Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Whistleblowers Protection Regulations 2001 to provide an alternative procedure for making a disclosure to a public body under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 112 of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001. 3. Alternative procedure for disclosure to public bodies (1) In regulation 8(1) of the Whistleblowers Protection Regulations 20011 after "of the public body" insert "or to a member or an officer or employee of a public body agent of the public body". -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 70/2002 Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2002 2 (2) In regulation 8(2) of the Whistleblowers Protection Regulations 2001— (a) in paragraph (a) after "public body" insert "or to a public body agent of the public body"; (b) in paragraph (b) after "public body" insert "or of a public body agent of the public body". (3) After regulation 8(2) of the Whistleblowers Protection Regulations 2001 insert— '(3) In this regulation "public body agent" means a public body appointed by a public body as its agent for receiving disclosures under the Act.'. ═══════════════ r. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 70/2002 Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2002 3 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 158/2001. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --