The Protected Disclosures Act 2000 is a piece of

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

legislation regarding the disclosures, in the public interest, of serious wrongdoing (sometimes called '

whistle-blowing Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, unethical or ...

'). The Act promotes the public interest by setting out procedures to be followed when making a disclosure, and provides protection to employees who make disclosures, in accordance with the Act.

External links

Text of the Act
* Office of the Ombudsmen'
guide to the Protected Disclosures Act
Statutes of New Zealand 2000 in New Zealand law Whistleblower protection legislation {{NewZealand-law-stub