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INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (A STRONGER SYSTEM) ACT 2016 (NO. 30 OF 2016) - SECT 65

Amendment of section 16L—Disclosure of information by the Ombudsman

    (1)     For section 16L(2)(d) of the Ombudsman Act 1973 substitute

    "(d)     Victoria Police;".

    (2)     For section 16L(2)(f), (g), (h) and (i) of the Ombudsman Act 1973 substitute

    "(f)     the Commission for Children and Young People established under section 6 of the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012 ;

        (g)     the Chief Municipal Inspector appointed under section 223A of the Local Government Act 1989 ;

        (h)     a municipal monitor appointed under section 223CA of the Local Government Act 1989 ;

              (i)     the Victorian WorkCover Authority within the meaning of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 ;

        (j)     the Environment Protection Authority established under section 5 of the Environment Protection Act 1970 ;

        (k)     the Racing Integrity Commissioner established under section 37A of the Racing Act 1958 ;

        (l)     the Australian Federal Police constituted under section 6 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;

        (m)     the police force or police service (however described) of another State or a Territory;

        (n)     a responsible Minister of the Crown;

        (o)     any authority or its principal officer;

        (p)     a person or body prescribed by Rules of Parliament made under this Act.".

    (3)     After section 16L(3) of the Ombudsman Act 1973 insert

    "(4)     If—

        (a)     a House of the Parliament has by resolution referred a report made by the Ombudsman to a Parliamentary Committee of that House to determine whether there has been a breach of parliamentary privilege or contempt of Parliament; and

        (b)     the Parliamentary Committee requests the Ombudsman to provide or disclose any information received or obtained in the course of preparing the report which the Parliamentary Committee considers may be necessary to determine whether there has been a breach of parliamentary privilege or contempt of Parliament—

the Ombudsman may at his or her discretion comply with the request.

    (5)     The Ombudsman must not provide or disclose information under subsection (4) that is likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure.".



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