- Date:
- 29 July 2022
1. Introduction
These guidelines have been prepared to facilitate the reporting of corruption and other misconduct by public bodies and public officers within the Victorian Public Sector (VPS).
2. How the public interest disclosure scheme works
The Public Interest Disclosures Scheme is a Victorian Public Sector ‘whistleblowing-system’ which operates to facilitate and provide a legal framework for reporting corruption.
3. What is a public interest disclosure?
A public interest disclosure is a report, complaint, or allegation about ‘improper conduct’ by a public body.
4. How to make a public interest disclosure
The Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 prescribes the bodies to which you are able to make your public interest disclosure (PID).
5. Support and protection for making a PID
There are protections in place for making a PID.
6. How the VI handles your PID
What happens after we receive your disclosure.
7. PIDs about the VI
Public Interest Disclosures about the VI or VI officers must be made to the IOC of Parliament or to a Presiding Officer.
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