Premier Andrew Fahie has argued that it is hard to imagine witnesses being fearful following the institution of a wide-ranging suite of good governance legislation passed by his government
“May I say that with the multiple layers of protection in the various legislations, especially the Whistleblower Act – and when you take the Whistleblower Act together with the Integrity in Public Life Act and the Ministerial Code that prevents ministers from abusing their office and from intimidating public officers and so forth – it is difficult to see how any upstanding person who witnesses any kind of wrongdoing can have any fear about reporting such activities for them to be investigated and appropriate action taken,” Premier Fahie said at a recent press briefing.
In this regard, the Premier encouraged persons to blow the whistle if they see wrongdoing and to familiarise themselves with the new legislation.
Under the Whistleblower Act, an individual who has information that a crime, breach of the law, or a miscarriage of justice, has been or is likely to be committed; or that in a public institution there has been or is about to be waste, misappropriation or mismanagement of public resources; that the environment is being or is about to be degraded; or that the health or safety of an individual or a community is endangered or is likely to be endangered; can make a protected disclosure in good faith.
The disclosure, Premier Fahie said, can be made to an employer of the...
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