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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 8 July 2014

Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (No. 14)

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes
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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
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