1.1 Purpose
A public interest disclosure (PID) is when you report corruption or other misconduct by public bodies and officers in the Victorian Public Sector (VPS).
It’s colloquially known as ‘Blowing the whistle’.
PIDs play an important role in stopping corruption and other kinds of misconduct.
In reading the following guidelines you’ll learn:
- how to make a PID to the Victorian Inspectorate (VI)
- how we’ll handle it
- when we have to pass it on to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC)
- how to make a PID about the VI or its officers (to the Integrity and Oversight Committee of Parliament or a Presiding Officer)
- the protections available to those who make a PID.
1.2 Our commitment
Under the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 (PID Act), the VI will:
- take all appropriate steps to help you make a PID
- handle the PID
- deal with notifications and investigations
- make sure you know your rights.
Disclaimer
These guidelines:
- follow the PID Act
- should be read in conjunction with IBAC’s Guidelines for handling public interest disclosures (January 2020)
- don't constitute legal advice.
We recommend that you get your own advice on how the PID Act will apply to your circumstances.
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