Short title

        1.           These regulations may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure and Whistleblower Protection Regulations.

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Eligibility

        2. (1) The citizens representative may arrange or pay for the provision of legal advice to an employee, a former employee or a retired employee involved in a proceeding under the Act where that person makes a disclosure under section 7 of the Act and the citizens representative has not declined to investigate or ceased an investigation under section 15 of the Act.

             (2)  A proceeding referred to in subsection (1) does not include a complaint to the Labour Relations Board under section 22 of the Act.

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Limit on amount

        3. The maximum amount that may be paid by the citizens representative for the provision of legal advice under section 26 of the Act is $3,000.

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