South Australia
Whistleblowers Protection (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2009
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Amendment provisions
Part 2—Amendment of Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993
3	Amendment of section 3—Object of Act
4	Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
5	Amendment of section 5—Immunity for appropriate disclosures of public interest information
6	Amendment of section 9—Victimisation

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Whistleblowers Protection (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2009.
2—Amendment provisions
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993
3—Amendment of section 3—Object of Act
Section 3—after "sector" insert:
, of breaches of the public trust, of scientific misconduct, of conduct causing a substantial risk of danger to public health or safety or to the environment
4—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation
	(1)	Section 4(1)—after the definition of adult insert:
detriment includes—
	(a)	injury, damage or loss; or
	(b)	intimidation or harassment; or
	(c)	discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in relation to a person's employment; or
	(d)	threats of reprisal;
	(2)	Section 4(1), definition of public interest information—after subparagraph (iii) insert:
	(iiia)	in a breach of the public trust; or
	(iiib)	in scientific misconduct; or
	(3)	Section 4(1), definition of public officer—after paragraph (g) insert:
		or
	(h)	a person performing a duty or function, or otherwise holding a position, under any Act of the State (regardless of the nature of the arrangement under which the person performs the duty or function, or holds the position); or
	(i)	any other person declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this definition.
	(4)	Section 4(2)—delete subsection (2)
5—Amendment of section 5—Immunity for appropriate disclosures of public interest information
Section 5(4)—after paragraph (j) insert:
	(k)	if the person making the disclosure believes on reasonable grounds that disclosing the information to another appropriate authority would cause detriment to the person or that such authority would not act on the information—to a member of the media.
6—Amendment of section 9—Victimisation
Section 9(4)—delete subsection (4)