Cap. 527 Art. 18APublic disclosures.

(1) Except as provided in this Part, a public disclosure shall only be protected if an internal disclosure in accordance with

Section 2 of this Part and an external disclosure in accordance with Section 3 of this Part has already been made, but no appropriate action was taken in response to the report within the time-frames referred to in article 13(1) and article 17(1)(b). A public disclosure shall be as a protected disclosure under this Act if any one (1) of the following conditions are fulfilled:

The whistleblower has reasonable grounds to believe that:

(a) the breach may constitute an imminent or manifest danger to the public interest, such as when there is an emergency situation or a risk of irreversible damage; or

(b) in the case of external reporting, there is a risk of retaliation or there is a low prospect of the breach being effectively addressed, due to the particular circumstances of the case, such as those where evidence may be concealed or destroyed or where an authority may be in collusion with the perpetrator of the breach or involved in the breach.

(2) This article shall not apply to cases where a person directly discloses information to the press pursuant to specific national law establishing a system of protection relating to freedom of expression and information.