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"Recent developments in Australian whistleblowing cases have shown how critical
it is to get our whistleblower protection laws back up to world standards.
Fortunately, there are signs the new government will press ahead with reforms –
but what’s involved in truly getting these right?
The importance of whistleblowing has been reinforced by parliamentary debate
over Australia’s new National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which resumed
this week. On November 10, the Joint Select Committee reviewing the
government’s bill expressed unanimous support for “wider-ranging whistleblower
protection reforms” to follow, including “specific” consideration of an
independent whistleblower protection commission.
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced reform will start within
days, with some “priority amendments” to the whistleblowing law for federal
public servants, even as the long awaited anti-corruption body is debated and
finalised. He has also flagged there will be more to follow.
How much more, and why is it vital? A new research report, published today by
Griffith University, the Human Rights Law Centre and Transparency International
Australia, seeks to present a clear roadmap for getting these reforms right."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
