Cap. 527 Art. 18Reference of information to another authority.

(1) Where the authority to whom a protected disclosure is made considers that the information disclosed can be better investigated by another authority or in the case of an improper practice which constitutes a crime or contravention under any applicable law by the police, the authority to whom the disclosure is made may, within not more than thirty days, refer that information to such other authority or the police, as the case may be, and immediately inform in writing the whistleblower accordingly:

Provided that the identity of the whistleblower shall not be disclosed except with his prior consent in writing.

(2) A protected disclosure does not, by reason of its referral to another authority or the police, cease to be a protected disclosure.

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