Review to investigate whether whistleblower protection laws are working as intended
The Australian government is consulting the public on its whistleblower protection laws as part of a bigger review of the legislation's effectiveness in protecting whistleblowers in organisations.
The government has opened a consultation paper for interested stakeholders, which will remain open until 29 July.
The consultation is part of a review of the country's broadened tax and corporate whistleblowing laws to ensure they are working effectively to protect whistleblowers, according to Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister Daniel Mulino.
"The review will investigate whether these laws are working as intended, identify any ongoing concerns, and, where appropriate, recommend further improvement," Mulino said.
"The terms of reference include consideration of whistleblowers' access to justice, and the effectiveness of the regimes in incentivising whistleblowing and disincentivising misconduct."
Whistleblower protections in Australian organisations were broadened and reformed into a single regime in the Corporations Act 2001 in 2019 to provide greater protections for whistleblowers, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
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