73. Protection of informers of the Commission

Where the Commission confidentially receives information to the effect that an offence under this Act has been committed or suspected to have been committed or is likely to be committed, such information and the identity of the informer shall not be revealed and the informer and the matters relating to such information shall not be disclosed in any proceedings before any court, tribunal, or other authority.

Where any record, written or electronic, which is given in evidence or liable for inspection in any civil, criminal or other proceedings, contains an entry relating to the informer or the information given by the informer, the relevant court, tribunal, or other authority shall cause the parts in such record relating to the informer or the information given, to be concealed from view so as to protect the identity of such informer.

If on a trial for any offence under this Act, the court, after full inquiry into the case, is of the opinion that the informer willfully made in his complaint a material statement which he knew to be false or did not believe to be true, or if in any other proceedings the court is of the opinion that justice cannot be fully administered between the parties thereto without the discovery of the informer, the court may require the production of the original complaint, if in writing, and permit inquiry and require full disclosure concerning the informer.

Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1), commits an offence and on conviction by the

Where a person-

An informer shall not be subject to adverse conditions of employment, reprisal, coercion, intimidation, retaliation, harassment, any injury to his person, or threatening or any of the foregoing for providing such information. Where an information is provided under section 74 by a whistleblower, no disciplinary action shall be taken against him for providing such information.

Despite any prohibition of or restriction on the disclosure of information under any other law, contract, oath or practice, a whistleblower shall not be subject to detrimental action on account of having provided information under subsection (1) of section 74 or subsection (5) of this section.

Any provision in a contract of service or other agreement between an employer and an employee is void in so far as it—

For the purposes of subsection (6) it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that the adverse conditions of employment, reprisal, coercion, intimidation, retaliation, harassment, any injury to his person, or threatening or any of the foregoing has occurred.

A whistleblower shall assist the Commission in any investigation which the Commission may make in relation to the information provided by him.