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(1) Disclosure of impropriety may be made to anyone or more of the following:

(a) an employer of the whistleblower;

(b) a police officer;

(c) the Attorney-General;

(d) the Auditor-General;

(e) a staff of the Intelligence Agencies;

(f) a member of Parliament;

(g) the Serious Fraud Office;

(h) the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice;

(i) the National Media Commission;

(j) OJ the Narcotic Control Board;

(k) a chief;

(l) the head or an elder of the family of the whistleblower;

(m)a head of a recognized religious body;

(n) a member of a District Assembly;

(o) a Minister of State;

(p) the Office of the President;

(q) the Revenue Agencies Governing Board; or

(r) a District Chief Executive.

(2) A whistleblower may take into account

(a) a reasonable belief or fear on the part of the whistleblower that the whistleblower may be subjected to dismissal, suspension, harassment, discrimination or intimidation;

(b)a reasonable belief or fear that evidence relevant to the impropriety may be concealed or destroyed;

(c) that the person to whom the disclosure is made will not frustrate the objective;

(d) that the impropriety is of an exceptionally serious nature and that expeditious action must be taken to deal with it;

(e) the place where and the prevailing circumstances under which the whistleblower lives; in determining to whom the disclosure may be made.