Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012

Number: A2012-43
Status: In Force

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Current version

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
4 March 2021	HTML PDF Word	R7	4 March 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-46

Administering Minister and Directorate

Chief Minister - Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	29 March 2013 - 4 December 2014	NI2013-139
Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines 2013(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 32	7 June 2013 - 31 July 2014	NI2013-240
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	2 August 2013 - 25 October 2018	NI2013-340
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	16 August 2013 - 3 March 2014	NI2013-351
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	27 August 2013 - 18 July 2019	NI2013-362
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	13 September 2013 - 29 March 2016	NI2013-394
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	17 September 2013 - 28 November 2016	NI2013-401
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 7)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	2 October 2013 - 13 December 2016	NI2013-423
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 8)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	11 October 2013 - 5 November 2018	NI2013-463
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 9)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	17 December 2013	NI2013-578
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	10 January 2014 - 15 December 2016	NI2014-3
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	14 January 2014 - 19 March 2015	NI2014-5
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	24 January 2014 - 4 December 2014	NI2014-23
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	31 January 2014 - 14 September 2018	NI2014-29
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	4 March 2014 - 18 February 2016	NI2014-69
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	28 March 2014 - 14 December 2017	NI2014-116
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 7)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	4 April 2014 - 30 June 2015	NI2014-128
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 9)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	27 June 2014 - 16 April 2015	NI2014-286
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 8)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 July 2014 - 4 December 2014	NI2014-293
Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines 2014(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 32	1 August 2014 - 8 June 2017	NI2014-357
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2014 (No 10)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	5 December 2014 - 31 July 2015	NI2014-620
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	20 March 2015 - 29 May 2017	NI2015-111
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2015 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	17 April 2015 - 18 July 2019	NI2015-162
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2015 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 July 2015 - 24 March 2016	NI2015-352
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2015 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 August 2015 - 22 February 2018	NI2015-455
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2015 (No 5)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	10 November 2015	NI2015-629
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	19 February 2016 - 4 February 2019	NI2016-82
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	25 March 2016 - 13 December 2016	NI2016-138
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	30 March 2016 - 28 June 2019	NI2016-150
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	4 November 2016 - 28 February 2017	NI2016-610
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 5)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	29 November 2016	NI2016-649
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 6)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	16 December 2016 - 15 March 2018	NI2016-674
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2016 (No 7)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	14 December 2016 - 6 July 2020	NI2016-678
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 March 2017 - 19 July 2018	NI2017-100
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2017 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	30 May 2017 - 14 December 2017	NI2017-267
Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines 2017(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 32	9 June 2017 - 13 May 2019	NI2017-290
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2017 (No 3)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	15 December 2017	NI2017-666
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	23 February 2018 - 18 July 2019	NI2018-85
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 2)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	16 March 2018	NI2018-126
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 3)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	20 July 2018	NI2018-388
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer—JACS) Declaration 2018 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	21 August 2018	NI2018-465
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 4)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	28 August 2018	NI2018-484
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer—JACS) Declaration Revocation 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	14 September 2018 - 15 September 2018	NI2018-510
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Calvary Health Care Public) Declaration 2018 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	13 October 2018	NI2018-564
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Canberra Institute of Technology) Declaration 2018 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	26 October 2018	NI2018-587
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer - ACT Health Directorate) Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	6 November 2018 - 8 May 2019	NI2018-610
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Canberra Health Services) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 11	18 January 2019 - 22 August 2019	NI2019-15
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	5 February 2019	NI2019-56
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – ACT Health Directorate) Declaration 2019 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	9 May 2019	NI2019-279
Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines 2019(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 32	14 May 2019 - 18 May 2022	NI2019-281
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 2)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	21 June 2019	NI2019-392
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 3)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	29 June 2019	NI2019-415
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Director of Public Prosecutions) Declaration 2019 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	5 July 2019	NI2019-439
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 5)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	19 July 2019	NI2019-464
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 4)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	19 July 2019	NI2019-465
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Canberra Health Services) Declaration 2019 (No 2)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	23 August 2019	NI2019-530
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 6)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	12 September 2019	NI2019-590
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer - MPC) Declaration 2019 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	4 October 2019	NI2019-642
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2020 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	17 March 2020	NI2020-152
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2020 (No 2)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	26 June 2020	NI2020-349
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – TCCS) Declaration 2020 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	7 July 2020	NI2020-384
Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – ACT Human Rights Commission) Declaration 2020 (No 1)	None	Notifiable instruments	s 11	25 September 2020	NI2020-628
Public Interest Disclosure (Integrity Commission – Managing Disclosures and Conducting Investigations) Guidelines 2021	None	Notifiable instruments	s 32	29 June 2021	NI2021-381
Public Interest Disclosure (Integrity Commission – Handling Public Interest Disclosures as a Member of the Legislative Assembly) Guidelines 2021	None	Notifiable instruments	s 32	9 November 2021	NI2021-656
Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines Revocation 2022(Repealed)	Repealed	Notifiable instruments	s 32	18 May 2022 - 19 May 2022	NI2022-274

Related instruments

Name	Effective	Year and No	Classification	Status
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—TAMS) Delegation 2013 (No 1)	2 October 2013	NI2013-422	ni	None
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—ESDD) Delegation 2014 (No 1) (Repealed)	14 January 2014 - 19 March 2015	NI2014-6	ni	Repealed
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—ESDD) Delegation 2014 (No 2) (Repealed)	28 March 2014 - 29 May 2017	NI2014-117	ni	Repealed
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—EPD) Delegation 2015 (No 1) (Repealed)	20 March 2015 - 29 May 2017	NI2015-112	ni	Repealed
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—EPSDD) Delegation 2017 (Repealed)	30 May 2017 - 14 December 2017	NI2017-266	ni	Repealed
Public Sector Management (Public Interest Disclosure—EPSDD) Delegation 2017 (No 2)	15 December 2017	NI2017-665	ni	None

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 1 February 2013 onwards:

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
4 March 2021	HTML PDF Word	R7	4 March 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-46
1 December 2019 - 3 March 2021	HTML PDF Word	R6	1 December 2019	Republication for amendments by A2018-52 as amended by A2019-18
2 February 2018 - 30 November 2019	HTML PDF Word	R5	2 February 2018	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20)
1 September 2016 - 1 February 2018	HTML PDF Word	R4	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
3 June 2015 - 31 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R3	3 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-16
1 July 2014 - 2 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R2	1 July 2014	Republication for amendments by A2013-41
1 February 2013 - 30 June 2014	HTML PDF Word	R1	1 February 2013	Republication for new Act
1 February 2013	HTML PDF Word	As notified	5 September 2012

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2012.

Notification statement

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 5 September 2012 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
5 September 2012	1 February 2013	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	5 September 2012	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	1 February 2013	s 2

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
pt 20	1 February 2018 (midnight)	s 103

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2020-46	Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act 2020	ss 4-65	4 March 2021
A2013-41	Officers of the Assembly Legislation Amendment Act 2013	sch 1 pt 1.6	1 July 2014
A2015-16	Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015	sch 1 pt 1.20	3 June 2015
A2016-52	Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.54	1 September 2016
A2018-52	Integrity Commission Act 2018	sch 1 pt 1.19	1 December 2019