[COM 680] Disclosures qualifying for protection under this Part680 

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A disclosure of information by a person (the “discloser”) qualifies for protection under this Part if—

• (a)the discloser is—
  • (i)an officer of a company;
  • (ii)an employee of a company;
  • (iii)a person who has a contract for the supply of services or goods to a company; or
  • (iv)an employee of a person who has a contract for the supply of services or goods to a company;
• (b)the disclosure is made to—
  • (i)the Registrar;
  • (ii)the company’s auditor or a member of an audit team conducting an audit of the company;
  • (iii)an officer of the company; or
  • (iv)a person authorised by the company to receive disclosures of that kind;
• (c)the discloser informs the person to whom the disclosure is made of the discloser’s name before making the disclosure;
• (d)the discloser has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information indicates that—
  • (i)the company has, or may have, contravened a provision of this Act; or
  • (ii)an officer or employee of the company has, or may have, contravened a provision of this Act; and
• (e)the discloser makes the disclosure in good faith.