Government waits until after election to change whistleblower laws, support for protection high Federal A majority of Australians want more legal protections for public servants to act as whistleblowers, new research shows.
Government flags changes to public sector whistleblower laws Thursday December 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The changes have been put forward in the federal government's response to the Moss Review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act, which had called for…
NSW whistleblower laws ‘need improvement’, state ombud says Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales Ombudsman has called on the state government to finalise its proposed whistleblowing reforms so the public sector can build a culture…
ATO investigation into whistleblower’s claims ‘superficial’, according to report Friday June 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal It follows the release of findings from a related inquiry into the performance of the Inspector-General of Taxation.
New whistleblower laws protect public servants who go to press, but T&Cs apply Friday January 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Changes to Victoria’s whistleblower legislation which grant public servants more protection and flexibility when making public interest disclosures have come into effect. The changes support…
Record-breaking number of public interest disclosures made by NSW Public Service Thursday December 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The latest report from NSW ombud Michael Barnes revealed 1,538 reports of wrongdoing were made under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 in 2018-19. Of…
New whistleblower laws for SA gov employees Monday July 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News New laws will protect South Australian public servants who disclose allegations of public sector maladministration, corruption or misconduct.
Whistleblower law gone to the dogs, change afoot to narrow scope Friday April 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Too many small, interpersonal matters are being dressed up as whistleblowing, says the nation's former integrity commissioner who will soon complete a statutory two-year review…
Would cash lure out more government whistleblowers? Thursday January 14, 2016 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Most people are loath to become whistleblowers, and with good reason. The two-year-old Public Interest Disclosure Act is encouraging more public servants to come forward,…
Whistleblower protections: what you need to know Monday December 15, 2014 By John Wilson Features Recently introduced legislation provides a protected avenue for the making of public interest disclosures and institutes heavy penalties for any related reprisal action. Ignore at…
Misconduct investigations: to disclose or not to disclose? Monday October 13, 2014 By John Wilson Features A recent paper raises the ugly spectre of misconduct investigations, with core privacy and public interest principles in opposition as to whether greater disclosure is…
