Public interest disclosures
This policy was consolidated with the Professional and ethical standards policy under the 2023 Policy and procedure review program on 29/08/2024.
Refer to the Public interest disclosures procedures for instructions.
Document history
2024 Aug 29 – Public interest disclosures policy consolidated with the Professional and ethical standards policy and removed from the policy library. Approved by the Executive Director, Professional and Ethical Standards.
2023 Sep 29 - updated policy statement and policy procedure. Rewritten to align with the introduction of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 . Increases the number of responsible employees and expands employee and department responsibilities.
2022 Nov 1 - updated contact details and position titles in the policy statement and implementation document. Also updated both to align with the legislation and process within Professional and Ethical Standards, and clarified relevant responsibilities.
2021 Jun 17 - maintenance update - updated contact details in policy statement.
2020 Jul 07 - maintenance update to implementation document, Public Interest Disclosures Management Guidelines - updated contact details.
2018 Aug 28 - updated contact details and minor typographical changes.
Updates made to address Education no longer being clustered with Communities and TAFE NSW no longer being part of the department.
Amendments to reflect legislative changes. Updated position titles. Restructure of information.
Superseded documents
PD/2002/0019/V05 - Protected Disclosures - Internal Reporting Policy.