This policy sets out:
- how we will support and protect people who come forward with a report of serious wrongdoing
- how we will deal with reports in alignment with our responsibilities under the PID Act
- how to make a report, and to whom reports can be made • the protections which are available to reporters under the PID Act.
- the names and contact details for the nominated disclosure officers in the staff agency
- the roles and responsibilities of staff agency workers who hold particular roles under the PID Act
- what information you will receive once you have made a voluntary PID
- procedures for managing the risk of detrimental action and reporting detrimental action
- record-keeping and reporting requirements
This policy also documents our commitment to building a speak up culture which includes having in place a framework that facilitates public interest reporting of wrongdoing by:
- protecting those who speak up from detrimental action
- imposing duties on agencies who receive reports of wrongdoing to take appropriate action to investigate or otherwise deal with them.
