Rights
A departmental employee who is the subject of a disclosure will be:
- given support in accordance with paragraph 87 of the procedures;
- afforded procedural fairness; and
- able to seek assistance from the Ombudsman in relation to the operation of the PID Act.
Responsibilities
A departmental employee who is the subject of a disclosure must:
- use their best endeavours to assist the Principal Officer of any agency in the conduct of an investigation;
- use their best endeavours to assist the Ombudsman in the performance of the Ombudsman's functions under the PID Act.
- use their best endeavours to assist the IGIS in the performance of IGIS's functions under the PID Act.
- comply with action taken by the department to address risks or concerns in relation to the PID.
An employee who is the subject of a disclosure should also be aware that:
- the outcome of an investigation under the procedures set out in this document may result in another, different investigation (for example, a Code of Conduct investigation) taking place; and
- the department may decide to take action in relation to the employee, for example temporarily transferring the employee to another work area without the employee's consent, in order to discharge its obligations including under the PID Act and work health and safety legislation.