---
title: "Investigation report for a disclosure allocated under the Public Interest Disclosure Act"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/pid-investigation-report"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a67-pid-investigation-report"
area_id: "A67"
kind: "other"
ai_level: "red"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A67-SB20261022-3", "A67-SB20261022-9", "A67-SB20261022-16"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Investigation report for a disclosure allocated under the Public Interest Disclosure Act

> Headings for the report a principal officer prepares under s 51, including the six matters the report must set out, the 90-day completion rule, and the deletions before a copy is given.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/pid-investigation-report  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Other. A precedent that fits none of the other kinds.
- Practice area: [Whistleblowing & Public Interest Disclosures](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Red. You write the text. The tool writes nothing into the document. Where permitted, it may check, clarify or collect data, and anything it checks or collects is verified.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when a disclosure has been allocated and the principal officer is completing an investigation under Division 2 of Part 3. The lawyer or the principal officer writes the findings. A copy is given only after the deletions in s 51(5) or s 51(6) are decided.

## Used for these tasks

- [Plan an investigation of a qualifying disclosure without identifying the discloser](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md#A67-SB20261022-3)
- [Prepare the allocation and investigation worksheet for a public-sector disclosure](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/prepare-the-allocation-and-investigation-worksheet-for-a-public-sector-d.md)
- [Mark the deletions before a copy of the investigation report is given to the discloser](https://ailawframework.com/practice/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures.md#A67-SB20261022-16)

## How AI may be used

AI may set out the s 51 headings and place de-identified material the lawyer has already accepted under the heading the lawyer names. The lawyer writes the findings and the copy that is given.

**AI may:**

- Open a heading for each matter in s 51(2)(a) to (f)
- Calculate the day 90 days after the day in s 52(1) that the lawyer has marked, and leave the extension blank
- List the s 51(5) and s 51(6) deletion heads against the draft, without applying them

**AI must not:**

- Must not write a finding, a recommended action, or a sentence that will appear in the copy given to the discloser
- Must not decide that material identifies a person, is intelligence information, or is subject to a designated publication restriction
- Must not send the report or lodge Ombudsman Form 5

**The lawyer checks:**

- The report sets out each matter in s 51(2)
- Standards in force under s 74 are read before the report is finished; the 2025 determination was not the source of these headings
- The investigation is completed when the report is prepared, and the 90 days run from the s 52(1) day
- The discloser's copy has only the deletions the lawyer has made under s 51(5)
- Form 5, if used, is the current file from the Ombudsman tools page

## Authorities

- [Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth) ss 51 and 52, compilation C2026C00225](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2013A00133/latest)
- [Commonwealth Ombudsman, PID tools and resources, which names the standards instruments](https://www.ombudsman.gov.au/complaints/public-interest-disclosure-whistleblowing/tools-and-resources)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/whistleblowing-and-public-interest-disclosures/pid-investigation-report and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*