Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee Annual Report 2019-20

The Public Interest Disclosures Steering Committee is established under section 6A of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 (PID Act). Under this section, the Ombudsman, as chairperson of the Steering Committee, is required to prepare an annual report of the Committee’s activities and any recommendations made to the Minister (the Premier and the Special Minister of State). The PID Act sets out the framework for protecting public officials who make reports about wrongdoing from the risk of reprisal. Public officials can make public interest disclosures (PIDs) about corrupt conduct, serious maladministration, serious and substantial waste of public money, a government information contravention or a local government pecuniary interest contravention.