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    • Enquiry into the effectiveness of private sector whistleblower legislation in Australia - The Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9) introduced an amendment in 2004 to the Corporations Act 2001, which provided protection to whistleblowers in Part 9. 4 AAA. The government has recently undertaken a review of this Act, on the basis that it has not been successful

      Report of the Inquiry into whistleblowing protection within the Australian Government public sector. - Whistleblower protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector.

      Ten Years of Public Interest Disclosure Legislation in the UK - Professor David Lewis published an article in the Journal of Business Ethics on the British Public Interest Disclosures Act: Ten Years of Public Interest Disclosure Legislation in the UK: Are Whistleblowers Adequately Protected?

      How to design and implement an effective code of ethics: - Research finds codes of ethics to be largely perceived as ineffective window-dressing: read how to make them effective and useful.

      Theories of Teaching Ethics article: - Theories on Teaching Ethics article: as presented to 2008 Anual Conference of Australian Association for Professional & Applied Ethics (AAPAE) and published in EJBO.

      Submission to the NSW Govt. enquiry: - Inquiry into whistleblowing protections within the Australian Government public sector

      Submission to the Federal Govt. enquiry: - Inquiry into whistleblowing protections within the Australian Government public sector

      Deja Vu - NSW Government policies encourage dishonesty and corruption

      Whistleblowers more effective at disclosing fraud than auditors.

      Survey of Whistleblowing in the Australian Public Sector

      25th April, 2008 - Australian Lawyers call for government to pardon high profile whistleblower, Allan Kessing.

      17 April, 2006 - What happens to police who blow the whistle in Australia?

      03 Sept, 2005 - What has happened to four Australian scientists who blew the whistle on fraudulent research.


  • Whistleblower protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector.

    Report of the Inquiry into whistleblowing protection within the Australian Government public sector
    By the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.

    On Wednesday 25 February 2009, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs tabled its report on the inquiry into whistleblowing protections within the Australian Government public sector entitled Whistleblower protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector.

    fullreport.pdf

    Link to original report