2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   8 AUGUST 2017




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      8 AUGUST 2017

   COUNILC POLICY - PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE

       (a) Councillors, employees and the public who make PIDs are given appropriate support; and
       (b) PIDs made to Council are properly assessed and, when appropriate, properly investigated and
           dealt with; and
       (c) Appropriate Action is taken in relation to any wrongdoing that is the subject of a PID made to
          the entity; and
       (d) A management procedure for PIDs made to Council is developed and implemented, and that
          the procedure is consistent with the standards prescribed by the Queensland Ombudsman,
          which reviews the management of PIDs; and
       (e) Councillors and employees of Council who make PIDs are offered protection from reprisals by
           Councillors or employees.
   Council's Public Interest Disclosure Policy and Procedure must be available for public viewing on
   Council's website, and must be reviewed annually and updated (as required) to ensure that the
    procedure meets the legislative requirements of the PID Act and the standards prescribed by the
    Queensland Ombudsman.
    ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

   Council has delegated via the ‘Public Interest Disclosure’ Delegation of Authority, a number of powers
    under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010, to Council’s Chief Executive Officer, Director of
    Executive Services and Governance Advisor.

   Council's associated Public Interest Disclosure Procedure provides further detail of the specific
    accountabilities and responsibilities in relation to PIDs.
    RELEVANT LEGISLATION

    Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010
    Local Government Act 2009
    Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
    Crime and Corruption Act 2001
    RELATED POLICIES

   Administrative Action Complaints Process
    Employee Code of Conduct
    Councillor Code of Conduct
    Risk Management Policy

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