Public interest disclosure
Public interest disclosures are the disclosure of information specified in the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 (sections 12 and 13) and made to an appropriate public sector entity with responsibility or power to take appropriate action about the information disclosed or to provide an appropriate remedy.
Our commitment
We encourage any person who considers they have witnessed wrongdoing to come forward and make a disclosure. We aspire to an organisational climate in which members of the public and staff feel confident and comfortable about making a disclosure of wrongdoing.
We believe we have an obligation to deal with wrongdoing within our department. Every employee has an ethical responsibility to disclose wrongdoing and any disclosure is in accordance with our ethical culture and, in particular, acting with integrity. Section 9 of the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 places an obligation on all departmental employees to disclose fraud, corruption and maladministration.
Further to this, the obligation to report wrongdoing is reflected in Principle 1 of the Queensland Public Service code of conduct. Staff who come forward with disclosures of wrongdoing are acting as exemplary organisational citizens by assisting us in promoting openness, accountability and good management.
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