Public Interest Disclosure Act 2012
- Number
- A2012-43
- Status
- In Force
- Current law
- Regulations & instruments
- Point-in-time versions
- Law history
Current version
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | 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 | Classifier | 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| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 29 March 2013 - 4 December 2014 | NI2013-139 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure Guidelines 2013(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 32 | 7 June 2013 - 31 July 2014 | NI2013-240 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 2)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 2 August 2013 - 25 October 2018 | NI2013-340 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 3)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 16 August 2013 - 3 March 2014 | NI2013-351 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 4)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 27 August 2013 - 18 July 2019 | NI2013-362 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 5)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 13 September 2013 - 29 March 2016 | NI2013-394 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 6)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 17 September 2013 - 28 November 2016 | NI2013-401 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 7)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 2 October 2013 - 13 December 2016 | NI2013-423 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 8)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 11 October 2013 - 5 November 2018 | NI2013-463 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2013 (No 9)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 17 December 2013 - 27 May 2025 | NI2013-578 | |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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 10 November 2015 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 29 November 2016 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 15 December 2017 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 16 March 2018 - 27 May 2025 | NI2018-126 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 3)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 20 July 2018 - 27 May 2025 | NI2018-388 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer—JACS) Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 21 August 2018 - 27 May 2025 | NI2018-465 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2018 (No 4)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 28 August 2018 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 13 October 2018 - 27 May 2025 | NI2018-564 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Canberra Institute of Technology) Declaration 2018 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 26 October 2018 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 5 February 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-56 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – ACT Health Directorate) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 9 May 2019 - 27 May 2025 | 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)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 21 June 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-392 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 3)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 29 June 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-415 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Director of Public Prosecutions) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 5 July 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-439 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 5)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 19 July 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-464 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 4)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 19 July 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-465 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – Canberra Health Services) Declaration 2019 (No 2)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 23 August 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-530 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2019 (No 6)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 12 September 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-590 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – MPC) Declaration 2019 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 4 October 2019 - 27 May 2025 | NI2019-642 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2020 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 17 March 2020 - 27 May 2025 | NI2020-152 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer) Declaration 2020 (No 2)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 26 June 2020 - 27 May 2025 | NI2020-349 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – TCCS) Declaration 2020 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 7 July 2020 - 27 May 2025 | NI2020-384 | |
| Public Interest Disclosure (Designated Disclosure Officer – ACT Human Rights Commission) Declaration 2020 (No 1)(Repealed) | Repealed | Notifiable instruments | s 11 | 25 September 2020 - 27 May 2025 | 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
| Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R7 | 4 March 2021 | Republication for amendments by A2020-46 |
| 1 December 2019 - 3 March 2021 | HTMLPDFWord | R6 | 1 December 2019 | Republication for amendments by A2018-52 as amended by A2019-18 |
| 2 February 2018 - 30 November 2019 | HTMLPDFWord | R5 | 2 February 2018 | Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 20) |
| 1 September 2016 - 1 February 2018 | HTMLPDFWord | R4 | 1 September 2016 | Republication for amendments by A2016-52 |
| 3 June 2015 - 31 August 2016 | HTMLPDFWord | R3 | 3 June 2015 | Republication for amendments by A2015-16 |
| 1 July 2014 - 2 June 2015 | HTMLPDFWord | R2 | 1 July 2014 | Republication for amendments by A2013-41 |
| 1 February 2013 - 30 June 2014 | HTMLPDFWord | R1 | 1 February 2013 | Republication for new Act |
| 1 February 2013 | HTMLPDFWord | 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 | HTMLPDFWord |
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 |