KPMG Australia will be appointing a new Whistleblower Protection Officer and strengthening financial consequences for serious misconduct under an updated version of its Action Plan.
KPMG said the updated plan, released last week, reflects recommendations and suggestions from third-party reviews and its progress to date.
"We have made meaningful progress since our Action Plan was first released in June 2026 – although we recognise that there is still a lot of work to do," said KPMG CEO John Sams and Independent Chair Michael Ebeid in the plan's foreword.
"Several immediate actions have been implemented, a number of important third-party reviews have been completed, and our actions have been updated to address the recommendations and suggestions from these reviews."
Among the changes in the updated Action Plan is the appointment of a Whistleblower Protection Officer to oversee the company's whistleblower programme.
"The Whistleblower Protection Officer will have a reporting line to the Independent Chair and/or an appropriate Board subcommittee, and the role will be designed to address the third-party review findings and recommendations," the plan read.
KPMG will also be updating its whistleblower policies and procedures to provide clear guidance and requirements for how disclosures must be identified, escalated, and managed.
"This will include a comprehensive update of our entire whistleblower programme to address the third-party review findings and recommendations,...
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