What the official record says
This Act is the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act . This Act comes into force on . The purpose of this Act is to promote the public interest— by facilitating the disclosure and timely investigation of serious wrongdoing in or by an organisation; and by protecting the people who disclose in accordance with this Act. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— has the meaning given in has the meaning given section 78AA of the Crimes Act 1961 has the meaning given in has the meaning given section 2 of the Environment Act 1986 has the meaning given section 4 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 means information that— is classified information; or relates to the activities of an intelligence and security agency means any procedures adopted by, and published