That is the difference between “disclosure” and “reprisals”. Subsection 23(1) applies to disclosure.
Take the example of someone saying that there is wrongdoing, that all the requirements of the Access to Information Act are not being complied with and that his or her department is hiding information. If the person has already complained to the Office of the Information Commissioner, subsection 23(1) applies and we cannot investigate. If the person has not complained to the Office of the Commissioner, we will ask the person if he or she has considered doing so. It is at their discretion.