Whistleblowers Australia |
LegislationState Public-Sector Employees |
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All
jurisdictions except for the Commonwealth have stand-alone acts that
provide
for the establishment of whistleblowing systems and some form of legal
protection against reprisals. Australian
Capital Territory: Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 New South
Wales: Protected Disclosures Act 1994 Northern
Territory: Public Interest Disclosures Act 2008 Queensland:
Whistleblowers Protection Act 1994 South
Australia: Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 Tasmania:
Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 Victoria:
Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 Western
Australia: Public Interest Disclosures Act 2003 All state
& territory jurisdictions: http://www.austlii.edu.au/ Each state
or territory has a site, usually operated by the Attorney General's
office, e.g., NSW: http://www.lawlink.nsw.au/ Tasmania: http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au |