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(1) A person may make a disclosure of information where that person has reasonable cause to believe that the information tends to show

(a) an economic crime has been committed, is about to be committed or is likely to be committed;

(b) another person has not complied with a law or is in the process of breaking a law or is likely to break a law which imposes an obligation on that person;

(c) a miscarriage of justice has occurred, is occurring or is likely to occur;

(d) in a public institution there has been, there is or there is likely to be waste, misappropriation or mismanagement of public resources;

(e) the environment has been degraded, is being degraded or is likely to be degraded; or

(f) the health or safety of an individual or a community is endangered, has been endangered or is likely to be endangered.

(2) A conduct which falls within any of the matters specified in subsection (1), is in this Act referred to as an "impropriety".

(3) A person who makes a disclosure of impropriety is in this Act referred to as a "whistleblower".

(4) Despite any other law to the contrary, a disclosure of an impropriety is protected if

(a) the disclosure is made in good faith,

(b) the whistleblower has reasonable cause to believe that the information disclosed and an allegation of impropriety contained in it are substantially true,and 

(c) the disclosure is made to one or more of the persons or institutions specified in section 3.