Legal: Whistleblower policy - Annexure A - Emergency Disclosure

Submitted by Connie on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 10:54
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To qualify for emergency disclosure protection under the Corporations Act, a Whistleblower:

(a) must have made an eligible report to ASIC or APRA;

(b) reasonably believes that the information concerns a substantial and imminent danger to the health or safety of one or more persons or to the natural environment;

(c) has provided ASIC or APRA (whichever received the initial report) with written notification that identifies the previous report and that they intend to make an emergency disclosure;

(d) disclose information that is not greater than necessary to inform the recipient of the substantial and imminent danger; and

(e) make the disclosure to:

(1) a member of Parliament of the Commonwealth, the Parliament of a State, or the legislature of Territory; or

(2) a journalist.