Public Interest Disclosure

The Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 came into effect on 1 January 2004. Its purpose is to encourage and facilitate disclosures about the improper conduct of public officers or public bodies.

We are committed to the aims and objectives of the Act. We also recognise the value of transparency and accountability in our administrative and management practices. We support the making of disclosures that reveal corrupt conduct, conduct involving a substantial mismanagement of public resources, or conduct involving a substantial risk to public health and safety or the environment.

We do not tolerate improper conduct by our staff, or the taking of reprisals against those who come forward to disclose such conduct. We will take all reasonable steps to protect people who make such disclosures from any detrimental action in reprisal for making the disclosure. We will also afford natural justice to any person who is the subject of a disclosure.

During 2006–07 we received no Public Interest Disclosure reports.