Public Interest Disclosure (or whistle blowing protection) is to encourage our employees to report any fraud, crime or improper behaviour they have witnessed or seen carried out by other employees. Council’s Public Interest Disclosure Procedures can be found here.
Your information will be treated with complete confidentiality, to protect your identity to stop any payback or harassment. If your information deals with a crime or fraud it will be passed to either Tas Police or to the Integrity Commission.
You can report information to:
- A PID Officer
- The Chief Executive Officer
- Ombudsman Tasmania
The PID Officer will:
- act as a contact point for general advice and to receive your information about improper conduct
- make arrangements to ensure your disclosure is done privately (this may be away from the workplace)
- make a decision on whether the allegation is a protected disclosure
- take all necessary steps to ensure your identity is protected
If the information concerns improper behaviour or actions of the PID Officer or the Chief Executive Officer, then you should report it directly to the Ombudsman.
Contacts
PID Officers
Email – pid@gcc.tas.gov.au
Ombudsman Contact Information:
Phone: 1800 001 170
Website: Public Interest Disclosures