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2012, c.112 - Public Interest Disclosure Act

Section 14
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Public disclosure if situation is urgent
14(1)If an employee reasonably believes that a matter constitutes an imminent risk of a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment, to the extent that there is insufficient time to make a disclosure under this Act, the employee may make a disclosure to the public
(a) if the employee has first made the disclosure to an appropriate law enforcement agency or, in the case of a health-related matter, to the chief medical officer of health, and
(b) subject to any directions that the agency or officer considers necessary in the public interest.
14(2)Immediately after a disclosure is made under subsection (1), the employee shall also make a disclosure about the matter to his or her supervisor or designated officer.
2007, c.P-23.005, s.14
Public disclosure if situation is urgent
14(1)If an employee reasonably believes that a matter constitutes an imminent risk of a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of persons, or to the environment, to the extent that there is insufficient time to make a disclosure under this Act, the employee may make a disclosure to the public
(a) if the employee has first made the disclosure to an appropriate law enforcement agency or, in the case of a health-related matter, to the chief medical officer of health, and
(b) subject to any directions that the agency or officer considers necessary in the public interest.
14(2)Immediately after a disclosure is made under subsection (1), the employee shall also make a disclosure about the matter to his or her supervisor or designated officer.
2007, c.P-23.005, s.14