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Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (No. 27)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-3)1. Short title and commencement2. Definition3. RepealsPart 2 Amendments to Principal Act (ss. 4-35)Chapter 1 Application of Principal Act (ss. 4-7)4. Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act5. Orders and regulations6. Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act7. Anonymous reportsChapter 2 Internal and external reporting channels and follow-up (ss. 8-13)8. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act9. Internal reporting channels and procedures10. Amendment of section 7 of Principal Act11. External reporting channels and procedures12. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act13. Amendment of section 10 of Principal ActChapter 3 Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (ss. 14-15)14. Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner15. Provisions relating to Protected Disclosures CommissionerChapter 4 Provisions applicable to internal and external reporting (ss. 16-20)16. Duty of confidentiality17. Protection of identity of persons concerned18. Data protection19. Record keeping20. Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 2014Chapter 5 Protection measures (ss. 21-25)21. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act22. Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act23. Tort action for damage caused by report of false information24. Offences and penalties25. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Principal ActChapter 6 Miscellaneous and supplementary (ss. 26-35)26. Provision for further review27. Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act28. Amendment of section 21 of Principal Act29. Support measures30. Information to Minister and reports31. Interaction of Directive with other enactments32. Transitional provisions33. Annex to Directive34. Amendment of Ombudsman Act 198035. Amendment of Workplace Relations Act 2015Schedule 1 - Schedule 5 to Principal ActSchedule 2 - Annex to DirectiveSchedule 3 - Schedule 7 to Principal Act
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: No known changes
Version date: 1 January 2023 - onwards
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23. Tort action for damage caused by report of false information

The following section is inserted after section 13 of the Principal Act:

"13A. A person who suffers damage resulting from the making of a report, where the reporting person knowingly reported false information, has a right of action in tort against the reporting person.".

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