Developing your PID Policy guideline

Under section 42 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 (PID Act), all agencies must have a public interest disclosure (PID) policy.

Section 72 of the PID Act sets out the NSW Ombudsman’s functions under the PID Act. One of those functions is to publish guidelines and other materials to assist agencies with their functions under the PID Act.

This guideline contains a model PID policy (Model policy) which agencies can adopt, as well as guidance on developing their PID policy based on the Model Policy.

Agencies can alternatively develop their own PID policy not based on the Model policy, but if they do, they still must have regard to any relevant Ombudsman’s guidelines (including those set out in the Model policy).