The National Library encourages the reporting of wrongdoing under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, (PID Act) and will act on disclosures where appropriate and protect Disclosers from any reprisals or threats of reprisals as a result of making a disclosure. Staff and former employees should note that PID has superseded Whistleblower policy and procedures.
Public Interest Disclosures
The National Library encourages the reporting of wrongdoing under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, (PID Act) and will act on disclosures where appropriate and protect Disclosers from any reprisals or threats of reprisals as a result of making a disclosure. Staff and former employees should note that PID has superseded Whistleblower policy and procedures.
The Public Interest Disclosure Policy aims to ensure that disclosures made under the legislation are managed in accordance with the standards required by the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s Office and good practice. Specifically the Policy and related procedure are to ensure that public interest disclosures are: