Public Interest Whistleblower Protection Act Article 9

A civil servant subjected to adverse treatment under Article 8, Paragraph 2, Subparagraphs 1 to 4 shall apply for an administrative remedy in accordance with the legal procedures applicable to their original identity relationship. The right to claim compensation under Subparagraphs 3 and 4 of Paragraph 3 of the same article shall commence from the date on which the government agency (institution) renders a decision deeming the restoration of the original state or the administrative remedy to be justified in accordance with the claim under Paragraph 2. The right to claim compensation arising from adverse treatment as provided in Article 8, Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 5 shall be extinguished if not exercised within 6 months from the date the claimant becomes aware of the occurrence of the fact. The same shall apply if more than 2 years have passed since the occurrence of the damage.If a civil servant, in the process of anappeal, reappeal, review, administrative appeal, evaluation, disciplinary action, administrative litigation, or other personnel administrative remedy procedures, claims that they have performed any of the acts listed in Article 8, Paragraph 1 and have been transferred or subjected to adverse treatment, such claims shall be investigated before other matters. The determination of the validity of the claims shall be based on the results of the investigation.If a civil servant subjected to adverse treatment claims that their transfer or disciplinary action resulted from performing acts specified in Article 8, Paragraph 1, and such claims are determined to be valid, leading to a final ruling of no disciplinary action upon review by the Disciplinary Court, they may apply for compensation as provided in Article 8, Paragraph 3, Subparagraphs 3 and 4. The provisions of the statute of limitations in Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis.The exercise of the claims referred to in Paragraph 1 and the preceding paragraph shall not prejudice any rights exercised under the Civil Code, the State Compensation Law, or other laws.