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(1) When a disclosure of impropriety is made to a person specified in section 3, the person shall

(a) make a record of the time and place where the disclosure is made,

(b) give to the whistleblower an acknowledgment in writing of receipt of the disclosure, and

(c) keep the writing in which the disclosure is made confidential and in safe custody pending investigation of the impropriety.

(2) Where the disclosure is made to a chief, head of a recognized religious body or a head or an elder of a family, the chief, head or elder may instead of recording the disclosure as required under subsection (1), assist the whistleblower to make the disclosure to the police or to some other authority specified in section 3.

(3) Where a person to whom the disclosure is made fails to keep confidential the disclosure, the person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than five hundred penalty units and not more than one thousand penalty units or to a term of imprisonment of not less than two years and not more than four years or to both.