OIA-111066.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]
...disclosures to an appropriate authority at any time If a discloser is not confident about making the disclosure within the Ministry, they may report serious misconduct to an “appropriate authority” at any time, rather than having to go through their organisation first. An “appropriate authority” includes: (a) The head of any public-sector organisation; (b) Any officer of Parliament; (c) The persons or bodies listed here; (d) A membership body of a particular professi...