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Published date: 8 July 2014

Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14)

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Introductory Text
Acts Referred to
Part 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-4A)
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1. Short title and commencement
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2. Provision for review
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2A. Provision for further review
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3. Interpretation
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4. Expenses
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4A. Orders and regulations
Part 2 Protected Disclosures (ss. 5-10)
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5. Protected disclosures
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5A. Anonymous reports
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6. Disclosure to employer or other responsible person
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6A. Internal reporting channels and procedures
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7. Disclosure to prescribed person
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7A. External reporting channels and procedures
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7B. Disclosure to relevant institutions, bodies, offices or agencies of European Union
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8. Disclosure to Minister
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9. Disclosure to legal adviser
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10. Disclosure in other cases
Part 2A Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (ss. 10A-10F)
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10A. Establishment of Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner
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10B. Provisions applying to reports made to Commissioner in the manner specified in section 7
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10C. Commissioner to act as recipient of last resort in respect of certain reports
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10D. Provisions applying to Commissioner in respect of reports made in the manner specified in section 8
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10E. Provisions applying to other suitable persons to whom reports are transmitted by Commissioner
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10F. Powers of Commissioner
Part 3 Protections (ss. 11-16C)
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11. Protection of employees from dismissal for having made protected disclosure
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12. Other protection of employees from penalisation for having made protected disclosure
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13. Tort action for suffering detriment because of making protected disclosure
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13A. Tort action for damage caused by report of false information
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14. Immunity from civil liability for making protected disclosure
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14A. Offences and penalties
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15. Making protected disclosure not to constitute criminal offence
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16. Protection of identity of maker of protected disclosure
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16A. Protection of identity of persons concerned
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16B. Data protection
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16C. Record keeping
Part 4 Special Cases (ss. 17-20)
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17. Law enforcement, etc.
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18. Security, defence, international relations and intelligence
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19. Amendments of Garda Síochána Act 2005
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20. Amendment of Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004
Part 5 Miscellaneous and Supplementary (ss. 21-26)
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21. Guidance
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21A. Support measures
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22. Annual report
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23. No contracting-out of protections
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24. Protection of disclosure provisions in other enactments
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25. Interaction of Directive with other enactments
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26. Transitional provisions
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Schedule 1 Interim Relief Pending Determination of Claim for Unfair Dismissal
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Schedule 2 Redress for Contravention of Section 12(1)
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Schedule 3 Disclosures Recipient
Schedule 4 Amendments
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Schedule 4, Part 1 Amendment of Acts
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Schedule 4, Part 2 Amendment of Statutory Instrument
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Schedule 5 The Protected Disclosures Commissioner
Schedule 6 Annex to Directive
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Schedule 6, Part I
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Schedule 6, Part II
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Schedule 7 Transitional Provisions