Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 No 92 (formerly Protected Disclosures Act 1994). Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement, 1.3.1995, sec 2 and GG No 18 of 24.2.1995, p 915. This Act has been amended as follows:

1996	No 29	Police Legislation Amendment Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 6.3, 1.12.1996, sec 2 and GG No 137 of 29.11.1996, p 7724.
1997	No 147	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997. Assented to 17.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 2.24, assent, sec 2 (2).
1998	No 98	Protected Disclosures Amendment (Police) Act 1998. Assented to 26.10.1998. Date of commencement, 27.11.1998, sec 2 and GG No 165 of 27.11.1998, p 9014.
1999	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2000	No 53	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000. Assented to 29.6.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 1.22, assent, sec 2 (2).
2001	No 56	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001. Assented to 17.7.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 1.13, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 112	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, assent, sec 2 (2).
2002	No 112	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 1.22, assent, sec 2 (3).
2003	No 40	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2003. Assented to 22.7.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 1.40, assent, sec 2 (2).
2005	No 10	Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 14.4.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 1.7.2005, p 3309.
2007	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008	No 123	Independent Commission Against Corruption Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 16.12.2008. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2009	No 54	Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009. Date of commencement, 1.7.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (248) LW 18.6.2010.
2010	No 84	Protected Disclosures Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures) Act 2010. Assented to 1.11.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]–[6] [10]–[12] [14] (to the extent to which it inserts sec 6A) [15] [17] [20] [22] [23] [25] [33]–[38] [39] (to the extent to which it inserts sec 31B) and [40]–[43], 3.3.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (121) LW 3.3.2011; date of commencement of Sch 1 [7]–[9] [13] [14] (to the extent to which it inserts secs 6B–6D) [16] [18] [19] [21] [24] [26]–[32] and [39] (to the extent that it inserts sec 31A), 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (121) LW 3.3.2011; date of commencement of Sch 1 [39] (to the extent that it inserts sec 31), 1.1.2012, sec 2 and 2011 (121) LW 3.3.2011.
2011	No 37	Public Interest Disclosures Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 13.9.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 1, Sch 1 [5] excepted, 1.11.2011, sec 2 (1) and 2011 (535) LW 7.10.2011; date of commencement of Sch 1 [5], 1.1.2012, sec 2 (2).
	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).
2012	No 66	Crime Commission Act 2012. Assented to 24.9.2012. Date of commencement of Sch 5.12, 5.10.2012, sec 2 and 2012 (499) LW 5.10.2012.
2013	No 17	Public Interest Disclosures Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 3.4.2013. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Long title	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [43]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 1	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 3	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [2]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 4	Am 1996 No 29, Sch 6.3 [1]–[4]; 1998 No 98, Sch 1 [1]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.22; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.24 [1]–[5]; 2005 No 10, Sch 2.10 [1] [2]; 2008 No 123, Sch 2; 2009 No 54, Sch 2.37 [1] [2]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [3]–[12]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.26 [1]; 2012 No 66, Sch 5.12 [1]–[3].
Sec 4A	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [13]. Subst 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 5	Am 1996 No 29, Sch 6.3 [5].
Sec 6A	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [4]; 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [2] [3].
Secs 6B, 6C	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 6CA	Ins 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 6D	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [6] [7]; 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 6E	Ins 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [8].
Part 2, heading	Subst 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 8	Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.22 [1]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [15] [16].
Sec 9	Am 1998 No 98, Sch 1 [2]; 2001 No 56, Sch 1.13 [1]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [17]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [10]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.26 [2] [3]. Rep 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 9A	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [18].
Secs 10–12	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 12A	Ins 1996 No 29, Sch 6.3. [6]. Am 1997 No 147, Sch 2.24; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 12B	Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.24 [6]. Am 2003 No 40, Sch 1.40 [1]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19] [20]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [11].
Sec 12C	Ins 2005 No 10, Sch 2.10 [3]. Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 12D	Ins 2009 No 54, Sch 2.37 [3]. Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [21].
Sec 12E	Ins 2012 No 66, Sch 5.12 [4].
Sec 13	Am 1996 No 29, Sch 6.3 [7]; 2005 No 10, Sch 2.10 [4]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 14	Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.22 [2] [3]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [19] [22]–[24].
Sec 15	Subst 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [25]. Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 16	Rep 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [26].
Sec 17	Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.24 [7].
Sec 18	Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 20	Am 1998 No 98, Sch 1 [3]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.24 [8]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [27]–[29]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12] [13]; 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 20A	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [30]. Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 20B	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [30].
Sec 21	Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [6] [12].
Sec 22	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [31] [32]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [6] [12].
Sec 25	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [33] [34]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12] [14].
Sec 26	Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.22 [4]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [35] [36]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12].
Sec 26A	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [37].
Sec 26B	Ins 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 29	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 30	Am 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [38].
Sec 31	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [39].
Secs 31A, 31B	Ins 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [39].
Sec 32	Subst 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [40]. Am 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 33	Ins 1998 No 98, Sch 1 [4].
Sch 1	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 2	Ins 1998 No 98, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.13 [2]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.24 [9] [10]; 2003 No 40, Sch 1.40 [2] [3]; 2005 No 10, Sch 2.10 [5]; 2010 No 84, Sch 1 [41] [42]; 2011 No 37, Sch 1 [12] [16]–[18]; 2013 No 17, Sch 1 [7] [8] .