Submission: Whistleblower project discussion paper
The Human Rights Law Centre (the Centre) and Transparency International made a submission to the review of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (SA) (the PID Act).
This submission responds to the issues and prompt questions in the Independent Commission Against Corruption's South Australia (ICAC) Whistleblower Project Discussion Paper (Discussion Paper). We are heartened that the Discussion Paper references the Centre's legal service, the Whistleblower Project, and our work and advocacy to date. This submission draws on the Whistleblower Project's extensive casework experience advising clients across Australia, including under the PID Act.
We have formulated our recommendations to balance best practice principles with practical considerations around the most effective and feasible ways to achieve the objects of the PID Act; to encourage and facilitate the disclosure of information about wrongdoing in the public interest.