2.1 About the PID scheme
The Public Interest Disclosure (PID) scheme is the Victorian Public Sector’s (VPS) ‘whistleblowing-system’ for corruption and misconduct. It operates under the PID Act and helps maintain integrity within the VPS.
Every VPS body has personnel and procedures to help people make PIDs. The PID scheme outlines the process for:
- assessing PIDs
- investigating PIDs
- protections available for people who make a PID, including from reprisals.
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC’s) role
IBAC uncovers, investigates, and stops corrupt behaviour and illegal conduct across the VPS. It is aware of most of the PIDs that are made.
Most other organisations must by law forward PIDs they get to IBAC.
2.2 About the PID Act
The Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 (PID Act) provides the legal framework for making a PID. More broadly it:
- encourages and helps people to report wrong doing or plans to affect the honest or effective performance of a Victorian public body or officer
- protects people who make a PID or who may suffer reprisals for submitting one
- ensures PIDs are properly assessed and investigated if needed
- provides for your PID and identity to stay confidential.
2.3 What’s the Victorian Inspectorate’s (VI’s) role in the PID scheme?
We receive and investigate PIDs about:
- IBAC
- IBAC officers
- Public Interest Monitors.
We receive PIDs about all other entities that are not compelled by the PID Act to be reported to another entity and if it’s appropriate we’ll forward them to IBAC for assessment.
We oversee IBAC’s performance and functions under the PID Act.
We review the PID Act procedures of:
- IBAC
- Victorian Ombudsman
- Judicial Commission of Victoria.
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