Bill: Draft Whistleblower Advanced Protection Act

[Budgiebud]

A
BILL
To
Amend the Criminal Code Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Whistleblower Advanced Protection Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Budgiebud.
(4) This Act has been sponsored by Budgiebud
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator Anthony_org

2 - Reasons
(1) To ensure that the identity of a whistleblower remains protected.
(2) To address the lack of proper punishment regarding the exposure of whistleblowers.

3 - Amendments
(1) Section 8 of PART III: PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE of the Criminal Code Act shall be amended as follows:

8 - Whistleblower Anonymity Violation
Offence Type: Summary Indictable
Penalty: Up to 20 500 Penalty Units; up to 60 min imprisonment
A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) discloses or attempts to disclose the identity of a whistleblower without their consent.
Relevant Law: